Eligible Projects

The SMART Product Now funding is to provide support to Southern Ontario manufacturers who will conduct Productivity Enhancement Projects that invest in product and process improvements to develop and / or expand your export opportunities and global competitiveness.

Productivity Enhancement Projects Productivity Enhancement Projects will be eligible for funding of up to 33.3% of eligible costs to a maximum contribution of $75,000.

To be eligible for SMART Prosperity Now funding, eligible applicants must be exporters, planning to export, or selling into a value chain leading to exports.

Cumulative funding between previous SMART project funding programs and SMART Prosperity Now program will be limited to $100,000. Assessment projects are not exclusive.

Eligible projects must be in the following areas.

  • New market development
  • Commercialization
  • Projects that expand to global markets
  • Investments in sustainable and green technology:
    • Recycling
    • Air and water purification
    • Sewage
    • Environmental remediation (removal of pollutants and contaminants)
    • Waste management
    • Green Energy and technology, Smart Grid
  • Purchases of new or upgraded equipment and technology
  • Lean productivity improvement investments

** SMEs supported through the previous CME SMART programming will be considered eligible however cumulative funding between Smart and Prosperity Now cannot exceed $100,000.

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