IDEaS - Super sanitize: Cleaning sensitive equipment and workspaces

• Completed proposal form
• Direct deposit form
• Additional information form, if required for Quebec applicants
• Supporting information on project funding sources, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Individuals
• Academia
• Not-for-profit organizations
• For-profit organizations
• Provincial, territorial, and municipal governments

Who is not eligible

• Federal government employees
• Federal departments and agencies
• Federal Crown corporations
• Unsolicited applicants without a relevant challenge

Eligible expenses

• Project activities and related eligible expenditures listed in the proposal budget
• Travel, shipping, and other participation costs for selected protected environments
• Costs incurred in Canada, with some eligible costs allowed outside Canada when necessary

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Unsolicited proposals
• Dependent proposals that rely on another proposal
• Solutions outside the current challenge scope
• Work requiring a centralized cleaning facility or transport to another location or base of operations

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• Applicants may be located outside Canada

• Scientific and technological merit
• Innovation and advancement over existing solutions
• Alignment with the challenge’s essential and desired outcomes
• Feasibility of the project plan
• Project risks and mitigation approach

• Step 1: Review the applicant guide and challenge details
  • Read the IDEaS Applicant Guide.
  • Confirm that the solution fits the challenge.
• Step 2: Complete the proposal form
  • Fill in the proposal form with the required project and applicant information.
  • Prepare the project activities and budget section.
• Step 3: Request epost Connect access
  • Send a request to open an epost Connect conversation at least five business days before the deadline.
• Step 4: Submit the proposal
  • Submit the completed proposal through epost Connect before the closing date and time.

• Proposals are reviewed by a DND evaluation committee.
• Eligible proposals are scored, ranked, and placed in a pre-qualified pool.
• Funding recommendations may consider other government-funded initiatives, Canadian benefits, and alignment with federal priorities.
• Selected applicants are invited to sign a contribution agreement before funding is issued.
• Feedback is provided by email, usually within about two months after the closing date.

• Applicants may submit more than one proposal per challenge.
• Proposals must be standalone and not interdependent.
• All proposals must be submitted in Canadian dollars.
• Selected applicants retain intellectual property rights, with a possible government licence.