Innovative Solutions Canada: COVID-19

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COVID-19 funding opportunities

Innovative Solutions Canada has dedicated funding to help combat current and future outbreaks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and other similar threats.

Our program will help support the Government of Canada’s fight against COVID-19 by funding R&D and testing prototypes in real-life settings that can help protect Canadians.

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Below are the funding parameters we will use for our COVID-19 funding opportunities.

Challenge Stream COVID-19

This program stream seeks to develop new solutions from an early stage of development to combat COVID-19 and other similar threats.

• We have increased our funding amounts to support  COVID-19 challenges
• Funding amounts are identified in each individual challenge
• Once successfully developed, innovators participating in COVID-19 challenges may be eligible to sell their solution to government directly
• Proposals from companies to develop technologies and services must fall within TRLs 1-6. Please consult the TRL definitions

Testing Stream COVID-19 (former Build in Canada Innovation Program)

This program stream seeks to find and buy pre-commercial prototypes that are ready to be deployed and tested to combat COVID-19 and similar threats in an operational setting.

• Innovators can receive up to $550K for their innovation
• In particular cases we may provide up to $5M in funding if an innovation demonstrates significant potential in meeting the Government of Canada’s efforts in combating COVID-19 and similar outbreaks
• Innovators who received an initial contract for their innovation under ISC may be eligible to receive additional sales with other federal organizations
• Proposals from companies to develop technologies and services must fall within TRLs 7-9. Please consult the TRL definitions

We expect we will be launching an ISC Testing Stream open Call for Proposals for any type of innovative prototype, Spring-Summer 2020.

Innovators, who have an innovative prototype that does not align to the COVID-19 theme should sign-up to our newsfeed to receive a notification when we launch.