Agritech grants in Canada
Explore Agritech grants for companies in Canada. This list brings together funding for precision agriculture, crop science, livestock technology, soil health and farm automation from Canadian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Canada, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Agritech in Canada come first.
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Upscaling innovative payments to support farmers in the delivery of agri-environment-climate public goods
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds projects that pilot and scale results-based payment schemes and monitoring tools that pay farmers for environmental services.
Valorisation of untapped forest biomass
🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union
Funds research into new tools and conversion routes that turn low-value forest residues into bio-based chemicals, materials or products beyond bioenergy.
Eurogia Clean Technologies Call for Proposals
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Funds Canadian firms in EUREKA low-carbon energy R&D consortia.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Early-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
Awards University of Toronto-affiliated early-stage founders up to $15,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Later-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
Awards University of Toronto-affiliated later-stage founders up to $40,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.
BC Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit
🇨🇦Province of BC · Canada
Funds private investment in British Columbia small businesses through tax-supported incentives and provincial partnership support.
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds loan participation for Black Canadian entrepreneurs through mission-aligned lenders to expand growth-capable businesses.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.
Canada Job Grant
🇨🇦Government of Canada · Canada
Pays Canadian employers up to about $10,000 per employee toward eligible training costs when they upskill their team.
CanExport SMEs
🇨🇦GAC · Canada
Covers up to 50% of eligible export development costs for Canadian SMEs, up to a maximum of $50,000 per project.
Dunin-Deshpande Seed Funding Prize (Mayor's Innovation Challenge)
🇨🇦Kingston · Canada
Gives Kingston post-secondary students phased seed funding and a part-time venture-building program for projects that improve city life or municipal services.
The Arena Pitch Competition
🇨🇦Metronomics · Canada
Awards Canadian student founders up to $10,000 in a national bracket-style pitch competition.
Canada SR&ED Federal
🇨🇦CRA · Canada
Funds Canadian companies through federal innovation tax deductions for qualifying innovation experimentation costs.
Provincial SR&ED top-ups (Ontario Quebec BC etc)
🇨🇦Provincial governments · Canada
Offers Canadian provinces extra incentives that top up federal measures for qualifying innovation activity.
Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge
🇨🇦Ingenious+ · Canada
Pays Canadian youth aged 14 to 18 cash awards for innovation projects that address community, national or global challenges.
Sloan Research Fellowships
🇺🇸Sloan Foundation · United States
Funds exceptional early-career North American STEM researchers through prestigious academic fellowships.
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN)
USDA NIFA · United States
Funds coordination and administrative leadership for the Extension Disaster Education Network, which helps Cooperative Extension professionals manage all-hazards risks to the US food and agriculture sector.
Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability
USDA · United States
Funds tech that verifies low-oxygen storage conditions so U.S. tree nut exports clear other countries' pest rules.
Farm Robotics Challenge
UCANR Innovate · United States
Pays student robotics teams over $100,000 combined to build AI farming solutions.
BE Fellows — Explorer
Breakthrough Energy · United States
Funds early climate research by university experts, enabling high-upside experiments before ventures are spun out.
AI by HER: The Impact Challenge for Women in AI
IndiaAI Mission · India
Awards INR 25 lakh each to 10 women-led AI teams tackling real-world public challenges.
AI for Science Program
Anthropic · United States
Offers support for AI-enabled science initiatives in biotech and agriculture.
BE Fellows — Innovator Fellowship Cohort 7
Breakthrough Energy · United States
Supports climate founders with catalytic funding and mentoring to advance early technology ideas into deployment-ready ventures.
Copernicus Masters
ESA · Global / Multinational
Awards over €300,000 in cash prizes to entrepreneurs building Earth-observation data products.