STDP AO 10.1 Space R&D – Advanced technologies

• Completed application form signed by authorized representative
• Team member resumes (2 pages maximum per resume)
• Proof of incorporation or registration
• Letters of participation from major project partners
• Declaration on Confidentiality, Access to Information Act and Privacy Act form
• M-30 form for Quebec organizations or Bill-18 form for Alberta organizations

Who is eligible?

• For-profit organizations in Canada
• Not-for-profit organizations in Canada
• Canadian space technology companies
• Organizations developing advanced space technologies

Who is not eligible

• Academic institutions (universities and colleges)
• Organizations not established in Canada
• Organizations operating outside Canada

Eligible expenses

• Equipment acquisition or rental (max 20% of total project costs)
• Consultant services
• Data acquisition
• Laboratory analysis services
• Material and supplies
• Administrative overhead costs (max 15% of eligible costs)
• Salaries and benefits
• Travel expenses including accommodation and meals
• Foreign taxes net of rebates

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Earth observation data processing solutions (eligible through CSA's smartEarth program)
• Space-related medical technologies
• Prospecting and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies
• Space-related food production technologies
• Space-related life support systems
• Technologies already funded by CSA through another contract, contribution, or grant
• Projects aiming at TRLs higher than TRL-6

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies based and operating in Canada

• Acknowledgement of receipt within 5 business days of application submission
• Funding decision within 16 weeks of AO closing date
• Contribution agreement sent for signature within 4 weeks after formal approval
• Payment issued within 6 weeks after fulfilling agreement requirements
• Eligibility verification against defined criteria
• Point-rated evaluation against project strategy and post-project strategy criteria
• Minimum 70% overall score required for consideration
• Funding agreement required before any payment is made

• Projects demonstrating strong potential may request additional funding and time extensions to continue TRL progression (up to TRL-6).
• Total government assistance (federal, provincial, territorial, municipal) limited to maximum 75% of eligible project costs.
• Applicants must confirm direct access to their 25% financial contribution prior to application.
• Extension proposals require minimum 75% overall score to be considered for funding.