Stream 2: Proposal template - Canada Foundation for Innovation

College-Industry Innovation Fund - Funding for research infrastructure
associated with a Five-Year CCI-IE grant application (Tri-Agency program)
Date submitted:
Project title:
Language of proposal:
Applicant institution:
Project number:
Project leader
Name:
Title/position:
Project funding
Total project cost:
Amount requested from the CFI:
Percentage of the total project
cost requested from the CFI:
Disciplines
Primary discipline:
Primary sub-discipline:
Secondary discipline:
Secondary sub-discipline:
Tertiary discipline:
Tertiary sub-discipline:
Areas of application
Primary:
Secondary:
Keywords
Signature of president (or authorized signatory)
The applicant institution hereby agrees to follow the conditions governing the use of CFI funds as outlined in the Institutional
agreement and the CFI Policy and program guide.
Name (please print): data Signature: data Date: data
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Need for the infrastructure
The requested infrastructure will maximize the potential of the described partnerships and will boost the college's capacity
for forging future partnerships through applied research and technology development activities.
The applicant institution was instructed to address all of the following:
1. Briefly describe the requested infrastructure and indicate its location.
2. Explain how the increased capacity will benefit the described partnerships and help the college form new partnerships.
3. Describe how the new infrastructure complements existing infrastructure at the college and in the region (at public and
private sector organizations). Address potential duplications at the regional and provincial levels.
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Sustainability of the infrastructure - finances
These tables outline annual costs and sources of support committed to ensuring effective operation and maintenance of
the infrastructure for the first five years after it becomes operational. They do not include costs related to research and/
or technology. When applicable, funding from CFI's Infrastructure Operating fund (IOF) is included in the institutional
contributions category.
Operation and maintenance budget summary
Personnel
Supplies
Maintenance
and repairs
Services
Other (specify)
Total
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Funding sources
Institutional
contributions
Other
organizations
User fees
Other (specify)
Total
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
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Sustainability of the infrastructure
The college has developed a suitable plan for maximizing the impact of the infrastructure and for ensuring its long-term
sustainability.
The applicant institution was instructed to address all of the following:
1. Describe the implementation phases, including key milestones, required to bring the proposed infrastructure to a fully
operational state.
2. Provide information about the day-to-day operation of the infrastructure, including the personnel to be involved.
3. Provide additional details on the costs associated with operating and maintaining the infrastructure and the associated
sources of funding as per the tables in the 'Sustainability of the infrastructure - finances' section. Describe the contingency
plan should any of the sources of funding be unavailable.
4. Explain how the college will manage access between internal and external users.
5. Describe the plan for ensuring long-term relevance of the infrastructure to the private sector and future institutional
commitments to the area of strategic priority (e.g., recruitment plan for new professors or professionals, contribution to the
costs associated with operating the infrastructure).
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Key Participants
Key participants included in the CCI-IE proposal.
Participant
Affiliation
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The team
The team has the required expertise to carry out the proposed activities with the requested infrastructure.
The applicant institution was instructed to address all of the following:
1. Describe the team's (key participants') overall expertise regarding the operation of the infrastructure requested, including
previous experience with similar equipment.
2. Describe how the team proposes to keep current in the field (e.g., through workshops, conferences, technical groups,
collaboration with other groups).
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Benefits to Canada
The proposed activities will lead to socio-economic benefits for the region and for Canada.
The applicant institution was instructed to address all of the following:
1. Describe the longer-term impacts of the proposed activities on economic activity (regionally and nationally) and on the
competitiveness of the industry sector.
2. Describe likely longer-term impacts of the proposed activities on society, health, the environment, quality of life and/or
public policy.
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Performance indicators
In this table, the applicant institution was instructed to provide projected values for each indicator for the indicated
timeframe.
Projected
Performance indicator Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Additional technology transfer
performance measures relevant to the
proposal and identified by the applicant
(e.g., patents, IP rights, spin-offs etc.):
Patents
IP rights
Spin-offs
Other
Additional knowledge transfer
performance measures identified by the
applicant as being relevant to the proposal
(e.g., on protocols, public policies,
environmental benefits):
Impact on protocols
Public policies
Environmental benefits
Other
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Collaborating institutions
The following institutions agree that the general conditions governing the partner contributions and the use of CFI funds, as
outlined in the Institutional agreement and the CFI Policy and program guide, apply to the project outlined in this application
and are hereby accepted by each institution.
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Infrastructure project funding
This table provides a summary of total contributions and eligible costs for the project.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4+ Total
Contributions from eligible partners
Amount requested from the CFI
Total eligible costs
Amount requested from the CFI (% of
total eligible costs per year)
Amount requested from the CFI
(cumulative % of total eligible costs)
Summary of eligible costs per year
This table provides total eligible costs for each type of expenditure.
Individual item costs are detailed in the "Cost of individual items" section.
Type Expenditure type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4+ Total
13 Purchase of equipment or facility
(including shipping, taxes and
installation)
14 Lease of equipment or facility
15 Personnel (for infrastructure
acquisition & development)
16 Components
17 Travel (infrastructure related)
18 Software
19 Extended warranties / Service
contracts
20 Construction or renovation costs
(essential to house and use the
infrastructure)
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Summary of eligible costs per year
Type Expenditure type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4+ Total
21 Initial training of infrastructure
personnel
22 Other
Total eligible costs
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Cost of individual items
This table provides the details of eligible infrastructure acquisition and development costs. It shows the full costs of each
item, including taxes (net of credits received), shipping and installation. For infrastructure that will be used for multiple
purposes, the table includes pro-rated research (or technology development) costs only.
The institution was instructed to follow its existing institutional policies and procedures for the preparation of budget
estimates. The CFI expects that costs included in this budget are close estimates of fair market value.
Item
#
Type
Item description
Quantity
Cash
($)
Eligible Costs
In-kind
($)
Total
($)
Name of
contributing
partner
Date acquired
(YYYY/
MM) or to
be acquired
(YYYY)
Total eligible costs
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Budget justification
This section provides a justification for each infrastructure item requested. The institution was instructed to include, for
each significant in-kind contribution, the method used for assigning value. If the institution submitted a separate budget
justification document, it will be included at the end of the finance module.
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Details of funding from eligible partners
The following table provides the details of funding from eligible partners. It does not include the amount requested from the
CFI
Partner name Partner type Total cash Total in-kind Total Secured or
expected
data data data data data data
Total contributions from eligible partners
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Partner contributions yet to be secured
The institution was instructed to outline partner contributions that are expected but not yet secured, and to indicate plans for
securing these funds.
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Infrastructure utilization
This table outlines the percentage utilization of the requested infrastructure by category.
Category
Research/technology development and associated training
Education, excluding research/technology development training
Administration
Clinical or other service function
Other (specify)
Total
Percentage
This section provides a breakdown of eligible costs included in each of the above categories. Should the infrastructure
be used for non CFI-eligible purposes, the institution was instructed to explain the methodology used to estimate the
percentage of utilization for each category and how the budget was pro-rated.
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