Open, continuous intake Partly repayable
NRC IRAP, Innovation Funding
by National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance Program
NRC IRAP funds technology innovation at incorporated Canadian SMEs (under 500 employees), typically $75,000 to $200,000 for first projects, covering up to 80% of salaries and 50% of subcontractor costs. Intake is continuous through a relationship with an Industrial Technology Advisor, but regional budgets are richest April–May and often exhausted by late fall. IRAP's migration into the Canada Innovation Corporation remains in transition.
Key facts
- Amount
- From $10,000
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- Instrument
- Conditional contribution
- Status
- Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
- Who qualifies
- Business
- incorporated, profit-oriented, <500 employees, doing technology innovation
- relationship with an Industrial Technology Advisor is the real intake
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Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: