Innovating and Advancing Key Sectors Program

Description

The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior's (ETSI-BC) Innovating and Advancing Key Sectors Program funds up to $75,000 to prioritize collaborative/regional industry partnership projects with industry groups that are established or emerging in the Southern Interior region. Their goal is to serve as a catalyst for new economic development initiatives supporting industry cluster development, research and adaptation of innovative technologies, industry wide collaboration to address business challenges or opportunities, reduce environmental impacts, such as waste or energy utilization and improve sustainability.

Goals of this funding stream are to:

• Improve the competitiveness of key industry sectors in the Southern Interior
• Encourage and create opportunities for industry sector collaboration and strategic partnerships
• Support the creation and growth of industry clusters
• Stimulate the research and adaptation of innovative technologies and business practices
• Support initiatives which focus or reducing environmental impacts i.e., waste, energy reduction
• Support sector initiatives aimed at transitioning to and achieving a Net Zero economy

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Eligibility requirements

Visit ETSI-BC’s website for specific program eligibility requirements.

Status

Open until April 11, 2025.

Visit ETSI-BC’s website for specific program intake periods.

Administration

The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) manages this program. ETSI-BC is a regional economic trust focused on helping grow and diversify the economy in the Southern Interior of BC. ETSI-BC is committed to helping develop the region’s human capital through encouraging entrepreneurship programming and collaborative research that connects the region’s First Nations, local governments, industry groups, non-profit organizations and businesses with the region’s public post-secondary institutions.