The application form is about four pages. The organizations that are applying have the opportunity to add supplementary information if they wish, but the actual application form is four pages.
The deadline for applications is late December, before Christmas. The provincial and scientific advisory committees usually meet in January. In March, we hold a full board meeting, and the provincial advisory committees present their recommendations at that point. They are either approved or disapproved in March.
The successful applicants are contacted immediately. We actually put in place a funding agreement with each successful applicant. The funds tend to flow generally by May each year, at the latest, because we know very well that the work season is the summer season for these projects.