In terms of how we determine priorities, innovation is a fairly broad priority, and what we really do is work with industry in terms of the establishment of those priorities. With respect to the federal innovation programming that's supported through the Growing Forward 2 framework, we have two streams of programming that provide funding to industry. The first stream is what we refer to as industry-led research and development. It's through that stream of programming that we support pre-commercialization research and development, and knowledge transfer leading to innovative agriculture, agrifood, and agri-based processes, practices, and products. We provide through that stream non-repayable contribution funding in support of our industry, and that can also implicate federal scientists.
We have a number of projects at the cluster level. We have 14 research clusters, and most of them are commodity-based, on beef, pork, dairy, grains, special crops, horticulture. Bioproducts, for example, are some of the clusters that we're supporting that implicate our scientists. Through that support, our scientists are working with industry and academia in helping to drive innovation in the sector. That can include everything from variety development, for example, to more effective use of water, nutrients, fertilizer, in an effort to drive down input costs, in an effort to reduce the footprint or the impact that the agriculture industry has on the environment.
In addition, we support specific projects that are focused on research and development.
Another stream is our enabling commercialization and adoption stream. That is focused on the acceleration and demonstration and/or adoption of innovative products and technologies. That is a stream that is very focused on the not-for-profit sector. It enables companies that have an innovative product or process that they would like to commercialize and put into place to have the ability to come in and seek financial support, but because they're for-profit companies, we provide that support as a repayable contribution. They are required over time to actually repay the money that we would provide through that program. That's consistent with the government's transfer payment policy.