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Livestock Waste Tissue Initiative (LWTI) — Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC
Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC
Maximum Funding
Up to $25,000
Open until a suitable contractor is identified. No fixed closing date.
Difficulty
Hard
Payment
Reimbursement
Trend
New Program
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Co-Funding
75%
Livestock Waste Tissue Initiative (LWTI) — Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC provides Up to $25,000 per applicant for business planning; capital expenditures reimbursed up to 75% of eligible capital expenses. Total program envelope is up to $435,000 (not a per-applicant cap). Reimburses BC for-profit abattoirs, meat processors and deadstock collectors for business planning and capital costs to establish or enhance livestock waste tissue collection services in the western Fraser Valley/Metro Vancouver. The program covers up to 75% of eligible costs. Open until a suitable contractor is identified. No fixed closing date..
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Program Description
Reimburses BC for-profit abattoirs, meat processors and deadstock collectors for business planning and capital costs to establish or enhance livestock waste tissue collection services in the western Fraser Valley/Metro Vancouver.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a for-profit abattoir, meat processor or deadstock collection operator
- Must be able to service the western Fraser Valley/Metro Vancouver service area (eastward expansion requires Program written approval)
- Must commit to provide collection services for no less than three years
- Must comply with CFIA Specified Risk Material permitting requirements and other provincial/federal regulations
- Must participate in a two-stage Expression of Interest process
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Difficulty
Hard
Competition
High
First-Timer
Friendly
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $25,000 per applicant for business planning; capital expenditures reimbursed up to 75% of eligible capital expenses. Total program envelope is up to $435,000 (not a per-applicant cap).
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Co-Funding
- Up to 75% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Open until a suitable contractor is identified. No fixed closing date.
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Deadline
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Approval
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Insider TipPlan for the $50,000 minimum capital reimbursement claim package and a three-year service commitment; expansion east of the western Fraser Valley/Metro Vancouver area requires written Program approval.
Rejection Pitfalls 8
- Cannot serve the defined area from west of Sumas Way in Abbotsford through Metro Vancouver
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Application Steps
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Check you can serve the area The service area runs from west of Sumas Way in Abbotsford to Metro Vancouver, covering Abbotsford, Langley, Surrey, Delta, Maple Ridge, Mission, White Rock and 15 other named communities. It may not be expanded beyond its eastern boundary without written Program approval.
Required Documents 6
✓ Expression of Interest with name, business name and contact details
✓ Brief description of experience, qualifications, available assets and required capital expenditures
Eligible Expenses 10
Ineligible Expenses 8
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How much funding is available?
Up to $435,000 in total. Within that, up to $25,000 per applicant may be available to develop or update a comprehensive business plan, and the selected candidate may be reimbursed up to 75% of eligible capital expenses.
Do I have to already run a deadstock business?
No. The funding supports initiating new operations as well as enhancing existing ones, and it exists because recent service disruptions created a gap. Experience in deadstock collection or a related field is listed as a desired qualification, not a requirement.
Does the service have to include SRM?
Yes. For this funding opportunity, deadstock collection must include the collection of Specified Risk Material, and the operator must work with transportation or destruction companies such as West Coast Reduction Ltd. so CFIA SRM permitting requirements are met.
What is the commitment if I am selected?
At least three years of collection service, with pickups within 24 to 48 hours where possible, minimum business hours of Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, and emergency collection for urgent or unscheduled pickups. Failure to provide services for that period may result in awarded funding being repaid.
What is not covered?
Operational expenses, labour, rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, land acquisition, administrative costs, and anything not outlined in the business plan.
When does it close?
There is no fixed date. Expressions of Interest remain open until a suitable contractor has been identified.
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