by OMAFRA Ag Rep Brian Bell
Intake 2 of the Rural Economic Development Program is open for applications
The Rural Economic Development (RED) program helps rural communities remove barriers to community economic development, through support for planning and implementation projects that benefit rural Ontario. The program is now open and will accept applications until September 29, 2017 at 5 pm (Eastern). As part of continuous improvement, several minor changes have been made to the RED program guidelines and application since the closure of the first intake: Additional details have been added to the guidelines to clarify eligible and ineligible project types, eligible and ineligible project costs, and submission requirements. New direction has been added to the application to assist with identifying required sections, while new functionality has been added to assist with the validation of cost entries and word counts. Applicants are required to read the RED guidelines before completing an application form, and are encouraged to download a new application from the RED program website. For more information on the program including guidelines, applications, and approved projects, please visit www.ontario.ca/REDprogram.
Food product workshop
Here is a link to a food product development workshop hosted by RAIN. Two external speakers and OMAFRA and CFIA regulatory staff for $20. Registration deadline September 30. For further details: http://rainalgoma.ca/kitchen2commerce/
