Natural Resources Canada · Grant program
Targeted Geoscience Initiative - Phase 5
To help the mineral exploration industry be more effective in finding deeply buried mineral deposits through the provision of open, public geoscience, thereby reducing business risk, increasing industry competitiveness, creating jobs, sustaining communities, and generating economic growth.
- Total value
- $170K
- Agreements
- 5
- Oct 2018 to Mar 2021
- Median agreement
- $15K
- Typical range
- $10K–$45K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $135K |
| 2019 | 2 | $20K |
| 2021 | 1 | $15K |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 2 | $135K |
| Other organizations | 3 | $35K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | Next Generation Explorers Award Association | Next Generation Explorers Award [NGEA]Grant | $15,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Exploration 07 | Grant | $10,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Geological Association Of Canada | GAC-MAC-IAH Quebec 2019 Joint annual meetingGrant | $10,000 |
| Nov 2018 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Grant | $45,000 |
| Oct 2018 | Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique (Inrs-Administration) | Grant | $89,968 |