For the next two years, we are asking for $165 million. We know that right now, for every dollar the federal government invests in applied research, the private sector is giving almost a dollar. There aren't many people who can say that in research.
To help businesses prepare, we need that money immediately, by August at the latest. If that money doesn't arrive until November, it will be too late. Now is the time to help businesses reorient and adapt to the new reality of the COVID-19 pandemic.