The Food & Beverage Innovation Centre at Niagara College is receiving up to $200,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.
This support will help FBIC assist small- and medium-sized enterprises in innovating new beverage products, offering services like prototyping, food safety guidance, testing, and producing marketable products at FBIC’s new Beverage Research & Development Pilot Processing Facility.
Project intake is ongoing and open until November 29, 2024. The average project value will be $24,000 – comprised of $20,000 NRC IRAP funding and industry cash. Project values will range from $20 – 28,000. To participate, SMEs must contribute a 1:1 match comprised of 20% cash and 80% in kind, which includes such items as staff time committed to the project.
(Written by: Brandon Warby)
