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Dairy Farmers of Canada is partnering with Alberta Milk, BC Dairy, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Novalait and SaskMilk, to launch a Joint Call for Research Proposals on Optimizing Milk Composition and On-Farm Utilization of Processing By-products for a Sustainable Dairy Future. Please find attached, the Call guidelines and the Notification of Intent Form. These documents are also available on the DFC website.

The objective of this joint Call is to seek innovative, sustainable, and economically feasible solutions that can be applied on dairy farms to help address the economic, environmental, and technological challenges associated with managing milk solids not-fat (SNF) in Canada. Please note that commercial product research and development is not eligible under this Call.

The submission of a Notification of Intent is the first step in the selection process. Notification of Intent Forms must be submitted no later than May 22, 2025 (11:59 p.m. – local time zone of PI) to dairyresearch@dfc-plc.ca.

The ORS internal deadline is May 7, 2025. The grants facilitator for your faculty or this opportunity can be found on the staff contact page. For additional resources, click here for guidance [login required] on internal deadlines and submission processes.