1. SDTC Application For Funding

2. Company Information Company Name Tagline and contact details
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Tagline and contact details
Company Information
Name
(optional: include tag line, logo)
Headquarters
City, Province
In business since
Month, Year
Main product or service
Annual revenues $
# of full-time employees
Owner/ major shareholder(s)
Funds raised to date

3. Define the Sustainability Problem
Explain how your clean technology/environmental solution will solve an existing sustainability problem

4. Environmental Benefits - Qualitative
What is the primary environmental benefit from your technology? Choose one of the options below:
Clean Air
Clean Water
Clean Soil
Climate Change
How does the use of the technology result in environmental benefits? See guidance questions below:
What would happen in the absence of the proposed technology?
How does the use of the technology change the type or amount of energy consumed?
How are environmental benefits realized:
What emissions are reduced by use of the proposed technology?
How is water conserved?
How are adverse impacts to soil and water avoided?
List the key assumptions to validate the environmental benefits stated above.

5. Environmental Benefits - Quantitative
Environmental benefits calculations
What is the baseline technology that your solution will be displacing (status quo/ competitor’s solution, etc.)?
What unit of measure drives the realization of the environmental benefits (# of systems deployed, # of units sold, etc.)?
How many of these do you plan to sell in the next 5 years?
What is the magnitude of the environmental benefits derived from each unit of measure (kilotonnes of CO2e reduced, m3 of H2O saved, tonnes of waste reduced)?
Multiply the number of units to be sold by the estimated environmental benefit per unit.

6. Technology – Overview
Describe the technology. Use drawings, photos, renderings, and/or process flow diagrams as necessary.

7. Technology – Development and Metrics
Provide a brief history of the technology development to date.
List key performance metrics achieved to date relative to the competition.
Metric
Competing
Technology 1
Technology 2
Technology 3
Lead Applicant (Commercialized)
Metric 1
Metric 2
Metric 3
Metric 4
Metric 5
Metric 6
Metric 7
Metric 8

8. Technology – Risks and Mitigation
Identify the technical risks to overcome to commercialize the technology:
Risk
Impact (H,M,L)
Likelihood (H,M,L)
Mitigation

9. Technology – Key Innovation
Describe the key innovation
What is the scientific basis for the technology?
How is the technology better than existing technologies and emerging competitors?
What is the strength of your IP?
How does the innovation affect the price and/or performance of your technology compared to the incumbent?

10. Market - Quantification
Quantify the Canadian and global market opportunity for your technology.

11. Market – Commercial Strategy
What is your anticipated business model?
What is your path to market?
Where/who is your initial target market?

12. Market – Value Proposition
What is the value proposition for your customer?
What is the payback period for a customer investing in your product? How is this better than their other choices?

13. Market – Competitors
List direct and indirect competitors and their key strengths and weaknesses:
Competitor Name
Strengths
Weaknesses

14. Project – Overview Project Overview Project start date Month, Year
Project end date
Demonstration site(s)
Entity/Facility: City, Province/State, Country
Overall project objective
Partners involved
Estimated project costs
Estimated request from SDTC

15. Project – Workplan
Key milestones, duration and key objectives to achieve during milestone:
Milestone Activity
Duration (months)
Key Objective to Achieve

16. Project – Partners Partner Organization Role in Project
Sector (e.g. Private, Public, Academia, or NGO)
Relationship status
(Confirmed; Developing; Applying)
Estimated Funding Amount (Cash)
Estimated Funding Amount (in Kind)
Status of Financing
(Confirmed; Developing; or Applying)
Lead Organization
(your company)
Partner #1
Confirmed
$3.5M in Kind
Partner #2
Developing
$1.5M
Partner #3
$500K in kind
SDTC
Applying
$2.5M
Total

17. Project – Budget Estimated project costs: Item Expense Estimate (CAD)
Labour
Travel
Equipment/materials
Subcontractors
Other
Total

18. Management Team Who will be be actively working on the project?
Are there any key project/company advisors?
What is the project team’s relevant experience (e.g., product development, project management, commercialization and/or fundraising)?
Name
Title
Relevant experience

19. Intellectual Property
Is the IP protected? How? Who owns the IP?
What is covered by the IP?
How difficult will it be for others to copy your idea?
What is your IP strategy to maintain a competitive advantage?

20. Recap
Please give a brief summary of your project scope and objectives, focusing on how this project solves an industry problem.
Problem your technology solves
Project scope and objectives
How does an SDTC project advance the technology toward commercialization?
Size of market opportunity
Potential environmental benefits

21. Media Ready Description
Provide a short description of your technology and project - not to exceed 2 paragraphs - that could be made publicly available. Typical examples can be found in the descriptions of previously funded projects, which can be found at