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This Week's Highlights

NEIA responds to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Speech from the Throne

Ocean Startup Challenge: $1.4 million in funding to entrepreneurs developing solutions to ocean industry challenges

CRIN launches $50 million Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition

CRIN launches $25 million Low Emission Fuels and Products Technology Competition

ForecastNL Session: Dollars and Cents of Climate Change – The Economic Impacts of Climate Change in NL

Green Municipal Fund’s new funding initiative for community building retrofits

NEIA seeking input from its members and partners in submission to inform Canada’s Blue Economy Strategy

GovNL Small Business Assistance Program now available until March 11, 2021

Budget 2020 outlined a commitment for a $30 million Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP), including $25 million for eligible small businesses and $5 million for eligible non-profit community organizations. This new short-term program offered by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology will provide financial support to eligible small businesses and non-profit community organizations to provide relief for the impacts felt as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL March 11, 2021 (OR EARLIER DATE IF FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED).

Small Businesses:

Eligible small businesses can apply for a one-time non-repayable contribution of $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000 to provide relief for the impacts felt as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as revenue losses and business adaptations required including physical space, online sales innovation and increased costs of health and safety protocols.

Non-Profit Community Organizations:

Eligible non-profit community organizations can apply for a one-time non-repayable contribution of $5,000 or $10,000 to provide relief for the impacts felt as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as revenue losses and adaptations required including physical space, online sales innovation and increased costs of health and safety protocols.

The Small Business Assistance Program complements other Provincial Government supports announced to date as well as existing emergency supports from the Government of Canada.

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