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GROWING FORWARD 2 (GF2) FUNDING ASSISSTANCE – ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
PROJECT RESULTS SURVEY
3. Assurance Programs
3.1 Applied Research, Pilot Projects and Demonstrations
Project Number: GF2
Applicant Name:
Your feedback is very important for the continued improvement of GF2 Funding Assistance. The questions in
sections A, B, and C will help report the impact of your project and assess client satisfaction with program delivery.
Your responses within the survey will not impact your final claim; however, to receive funding through GF2 this
survey must be completed.
SECTION A: PROJECT IMPACT
Project Summary
1. What did your organization or collaboration complete as part of this project? Check those that apply.
Completed an applied research project (see below for definition)1
Completed a pilot project/proof of concept (see below for definition)2
Completed a demonstration project (see below for description)3
Completed a Validation study/proof of concept 4
2. What was the focus of your project?
Demonstrating market benefits, risk mitigation or enhanced competitiveness
Investigating methods, processes or applications to mitigate food safety risks
Enhanced efficiencies and new technologies to capture and share traceability data
Humane handling and care of animals
Disseminating best practices, outcomes and learnings
3. Please provide a more detailed description of the activities that you checked in question one. (100
words or less)
4. Did you encounter any barriers to completing your project?
Yes
No If yes, please describe what they were and how you overcame them (30 words or less)
1
Applied research is research designed to solve practical problems. It typically addresses the needs of future users of the research results and
could be used to develop new products, processes, or technologies. Applied research tends to look at the interaction of systems within the real
world environment. It follows scientific practices (e.g. replication) and results are scientifically defendable.
2
A pilot project/proof of concept is considered to be a project undertaken after the lab research is done and a commercial application is
envisioned. A pilot project is the step between bench research and full scale commercial application and tests on a scale that might not be
commercially viable but would allow for testing under close to real world conditions. It forms part of the ‘scaling-up’ process and allows verification
that the science still works outside the lab.
3
Demonstration projects demonstrate and/or validate at a real world scale, new technologies, concepts, business processes, marketing
approaches or systems, in order to demonstrate, test and/or assess the technological and economic feasibility of innovative solutions.
Demonstration projects can also be onetime event based activities that extend knowledge gained from research and/or demonstrate a
technology. They do not result in research data since they are not necessarily conducted with scientific rigor.
4
Validation is the process of obtaining evidence that a control measure or combination of control measures, if properly implemented, is capable
of controlling the hazard to a specified outcome. For example, sanitizer in product wash water is effective in preventing cross contamination.
Validation focuses on the collection and evaluation of scientific, technical and observational information to determine whether control measures
are capable of achieving their specified outcomes.
PROJECT RESULTS SURVEY
3. Assurance Programs
3.1 Applied Research, Pilot Projects and Demonstrations
Project Achievements Summary
5. What were the key achievements that your organization or collaboration realized as a result of the
project funded? (150 words or less)
6. Who was the principle investigator/lead for this project?
Principle Investigator/Lead
Details (Name of Principle Investigator/lead, Employer of
Principle Investigator/Lead)
University faculty
College faculty
Research/Innovation Centre
researcher
Organization
Consultant
Other:
Not Applicable
Knowledge Transfer Activities/Events/Products
7. How has the knowledge produced by the project been documented and/or transferred? Complete all
sections that apply to your project.
Number of People
Number of
Activities/Events/Products Completed
Reached/Completed
Activities/Events/Products
Training (if applicable)
Peer reviewed publication to be submitted/peer review
N/A
publication already submitted/published
N/A
Research or technical reports
Reference or training tools/materials
Information sheets or factsheets
Video
Internet publishing (portal, blog, electronic publishing)
Conference, symposium or workshop presentations
Web-based training (including webinar)
One-on-one consultation
Demonstrations/tours
In-class workshop
Mentorship
Onsite demonstration
Other: Please Specify
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3.1 Applied Research, Pilot Projects and Demonstrations
Not
Applicable
Anticipated in
more than 3
years
Anticipated in
next 1-3 years
Has Been
Achieved
Benefit
Not
Anticipated
Benefits/Impact
8. What benefits or impacts have been realized or are anticipated as a result of this project?
Provide details
(30 words or less)
New, adapted or revised best
practice, method, process,
procedure, protocol
New, adapted or revised
technology
New, adapted or improved
equipment
Other:
Intellectual Property
9. Was any intellectual property protection applied for or obtained/protected resulting from this project?
Yes
No If yes, provide details below.
Intellectual Property
Number of Outputs
Details
Invention disclosures
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Other:
Training of Highly Qualified Personnel5
10. Were any Highly Qualified Personnel trained as a result of this project?
Yes
No
If yes, please go to question 11. If no, proceed to question 12.
11. Number of Highly Qualified Personnel trained (that participated in the applied research project):
Number of Post-Doctoral Fellows
Number of students obtaining a PhD
Number of students in a Master’s program
Canada’s highly qualified personnel are defined as individuals with university degrees as the bachelor’s level and above or in early stages of
education process. For the purpose of GF2, support is directed towards developing HQP in school or in the early stages of their career (shortterm placements up to 2 years post-graduation), where individuals continue to gain experience and education.
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Benefits/Impacts
12. Please describe how the results of your project will advance the following GF2 outcomes. Answer all
that are applicable.
GF2 Outcome
Details
Ontario businesses market products
that meet buyer demand through
adoption of assurance systems and/or
adding value, such as agri-products
and food for health
Ontario businesses and sector can
respond quickly and effectively to risks
Ontario sectors and businesses
reduce key risks
SECTION B: SERVICE EXPERIENCE
1. Please indicate the extent to which you agree
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
or disagree with the following statements.
a. Once our project was approved, we received all
the information needed to proceed to the next
step of the project.
b. The claim forms were easy to understand and
complete.
c. I was able to reach appropriate AAC staff without
difficulty.
Neither
Agree nor
Disagree
Agree
Strongly
Agree
d. AAC staff were knowledgeable.
e. I received consistent information from AAC staff.
f. AAC staff were courteous.
2. Overall, how satisfied were you with the
amount of time it took to get the service that
you required?
Very
Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither
satisfied nor
dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very
Satisfied
3. Overall, how satisfied were you with the
service you received while implementing
your project?
Very
Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither
satisfied nor
dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very
Satisfied
4. To what extent did the availability of GF2
funding assistance influence your decision to
undertake this project?
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Not at all
Very little
Somewhat
To a great
extent
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SECTION C: COMMENTS
1. Please provide comments or clarifications for any of your answers in the survey. (30 words or less)
2. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your experience related to GF2 Funding
Assistance Programs? (30 words or less)
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