Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) — Innovation Networks: Micro-nets

• Completed Letter of Intent form
• Completed proposal application form
• Letters of Support from other funding contributors confirming cash and/or in-kind contributions, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Multidisciplinary teams of researchers
• Canadian universities and educational institutions chartered in Canada
• Incorporated for-profit organizations
• Incorporated not-for-profit organizations
• Provincial, territorial and municipal government organizations

Who is not eligible

• Post-doctoral fellows are not eligible to act as the Applicant or Partner.
• Proposals including participants affiliated with non-Canadian organizations or institutions may be rejected at the program’s sole discretion.

Eligible expenses

• Stipends, salaries and benefits for students, research assistants and technical staff
• Equipment acquisitions or rentals
• Professional, scientific, technical consultant services provided by third parties not affiliated with the Micro-net
• Laboratory analysis services
• Materials and supplies

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Salaries and benefits for University Investigators receiving direct and continuous salary through the University
• In-kind contributions
• Professional training or development, such as computer or language courses
• The purchase of land or buildings
• Costs of moving a lab

• Operational or strategic relevance
• Similar S&T initiatives being funded by DND’s partners and allies
• Industrial and social benefits to Canada
• Distribution of investment or budget constraints, including leverage through cash and in-kind contributions

• Complete and submit the Letter of Intent form.
• If invited, complete and submit the Full Proposal form.
• Register and submit the Letter of Intent and the Full Proposal using the Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation.
• For Connect submission, request a Connect conversation by email at least five business days before the submission closing date and time.
• Transmit the submission by uploading the form in the Connect conversation before the closing date and time.

• Only Applicants who pass the Letter of Intent stage may be invited to submit a Full Proposal
• Selected Applicants will be invited to enter into a contribution agreement with DND
• Final payment will not be made until all agreed-upon project activities have been completed and deemed acceptable by DND
• A reasonable holdback may be applied and released once all conditions of the contribution agreement have been met
• Successful Applicants must sign a non-repayable Contribution Agreement with DND

• Letters of Intent and Full Proposals must be submitted through the Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation.
• Questions related to the CFPMN must be sent to IDEaS-IN.IDEeS-RI@forces.gc.ca no later than five calendar days before the closing dates.
• Applicants may submit more than one Letter of Intent, provided the proposals or project outcomes are distinct, standalone, and have no interdependencies.
• The total Canadian government assistance cannot exceed 100% of total project costs.