{"id":1365,"date":"2016-06-21T14:18:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T18:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/curo\/?page_id=1365"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:30:53","slug":"food-safety-research-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/provincial-funding\/ministry-of-agriculture-food-and-rural-affairs-omafra\/food-safety-research-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety Research Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Food Safety Research Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h3 id=\"food-safety-research-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Safety Research Program:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>is an open, competitive research fund which enhances food safety in Ontario through innovative research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>addresses the Ministry&#8217;s Emergency Management Research Theme which seeks to lessen the frequency and impact of agri-food emergencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OMAFRA strives to fund demand-driven research that has ready receptors in policy, programs or the marketplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maximum funding per project is $150,000 (includes a maximum of 25% indirect costs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>up to 3 years in length<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"eligibility\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food Safety Research Program gives funding to researchers with demonstrated capacity to perform quality research from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business and industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colleges and universities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government &#8211; municipal, provincial (non-Ontario) and federal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospitals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-government organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research institutes and foundations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants outside the province of Ontario can apply but must indicate how their proposed research will benefit Ontario&#8217;s agri-food sector and rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: you are ineligible to apply as Lead Applicant if you are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Staff from the Ontario provincial government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A researcher who has received prior funding and have an outstanding progress report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-apply\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Apply<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Researchers apply on-line using OMAFRA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omafra.gov.on.ca\/english\/research\/rms\/rms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Research Management System (RMS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those with a username and password can login to their <a href=\"https:\/\/omafra.smartsimple.ca\/s_Login.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">Researcher Workbench<\/a> to access program documentation and complete an on-line application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program guidelines can be viewed on the researcher workbench when calls are active<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the Food Safety Research Program, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omafra.gov.on.ca\/english\/research\/foodsafety\/fsresearchprogram.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Safety Research Program: Eligibility The Food Safety Research Program gives funding to researchers with demonstrated capacity to perform quality research from: Applicants outside the province of Ontario can apply but must indicate how their proposed research will benefit Ontario&#8217;s agri-food sector and rural communities. 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