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NorthX Open Intake
NorthX
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Not published. Awards are sized per project and paid as...
Continuous, rolling intake. EOI review within 30 days of submission; invited ...
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Hard
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NorthX Open Intake provides up to Not published. Awards are sized per project and paid as non-dilutive, milestone-based reimbursement under a project funding agreement. BC-based open intake that funds Canadian companies developing climate hard-tech for industrial decarbonization through a continuous rolling process. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Program Description
BC-based open intake that funds Canadian companies developing climate hard-tech for industrial decarbonization through a continuous rolling process. Preference is given to innovations with strong BC impact and clear commercialization pathways.
Eligibility Requirements
- Canadian company advancing greenhouse-gas reduction or removal innovations.
- Must show a clear commercialization pathway and economic benefits.
- Preference is given to projects demonstrating the greatest impact in BC while contributing across Canada.
- Standalone studies, research projects, and software or digital-only solutions are ineligible.
- Funding is non-dilutive, milestone-based reimbursement, released against agreed milestones.
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Funding Details
- Amount
- Not published. Awards are sized per project and paid as non-dilutive, milestone-based reimbursement under a project funding agreement
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Deadline
- Continuous, rolling intake. EOI review within 30 days of submission; invited proponents have up to 30 days to submit a detailed proposal; funding decisions within 60 to 90 days of receiving a detailed proposal.
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Insider TipAvoid software-only or pure-study proposals; NorthX funds climate hard-tech with a commercialization pathway, and BC impact improves your chances.
Rejection Pitfalls 6
- The project is a standalone study or a research project
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Application Steps
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Check that your project is hard tech, not software or a study NorthX will not fund standalone studies, research projects, software or digital solutions. The technology must reduce or remove greenhouse gases and have a clear commercialization pathway and economic benefits.
Required Documents 3
✓ An expression of interest, submitted through the NorthX portal
✓ If invited to Stage 2: a detailed proposal, due within 30 days of the invitation
Eligible Expenses 1
Ineligible Expenses 3
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Who can apply to the NorthX Open Intake?
Canadian companies advancing greenhouse gas reduction and removal innovations, with clear commercialization pathways and economic benefits. Preference is given to those demonstrating the greatest impact in BC while contributing across Canada.
Is there a deadline?
No. NorthX accepts expressions of interest on a continuous, rolling basis and companies may submit at any time through the NorthX portal.
What will NorthX not fund?
Standalone studies, research projects, software and digital solutions.
How long does a decision take?
Proponents are notified within 30 days of an EOI whether they advance to Stage 2. Those invited have up to 30 days to submit a detailed proposal, and NorthX aims to communicate funding decisions within 60 to 90 days of receiving it, subject to due diligence.
How is the money paid?
Approved companies sign project funding agreements and receive non-dilutive, milestone-based reimbursement funding. It is not equity and it is not paid in advance.
Which technology areas does NorthX target?
NorthX names energy storage and grid capacity technologies, industrial decarbonization, clean fuels, wildfire prevention detection and response, and adaptation tech, and states that the list is not exhaustive.
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