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Lethbridge Polytechnic receives $1.75-million grant
Lethbridge Polytechnic has received $1.75 million in grant funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Lethbridge Polytechnic has received $1.75 million in grant funding.
The money comes from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
The grant will cover a five-year period.
It will go to the polytechnic's Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The funding will help to grow the Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre.
The centre supports agricultural producers in southern Alberta through applied research, consultation and problem-solving.
'The money is intended to go where industry needs the research to go. So, it helps us support industry with what's emerging for them and what's the priorities for them,' said Andrew Dunlop, associate vice-president of research.
'That's pivotal for what we do. It's really the difference between not being able to provide any services for the industry and actually progressing into the next five years and really addressing industry challenges and needs,' said Alexis Buzzee, Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre business manager.
This is the second time the polytechnic has received this particular grant.
