Eligible Costs

Direct Labour

Direct labour, not including administration and accounting for the project (these should be listed elsewhere). Does not includes time spent in training activities.

Direct Labour - Training

Direct labour costs for time spent in training activities.

Materials

Materials and supplies

Training

Training services provided by external providers, as well as travel associated with training, for both internal and external personnel.

Capital Equipment

Capital equipment and software

Installation Costs

Installation, customization, testing of newly installed equipment or software

Project management

Project management activities, whether performed by applicant personnel or by outside consultants or subcontractors

Benchmarking

Preparation of benchmarking analyses and associated travel, detailed project planning, specifications for new equipment or software to be acquired, and associated procurement activities (RFPs, RFP evaluation, etc.). Validation of internally prepared benchmarking and/or project plans by outside experts.

Other professional services

Other engineering and consulting services performed by outside contractors

Administration

Direct labour involved in the administration and accounting for the SMART-Funded project, including preparation of claims for reimbursement, project status reports and performance measurement and reporting after the project ends (not including preparation of SMART Funding application)