Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program (PDP)
Provincial cost-shared grants for Alberta tech SMEs to validate prototype performance and economic feasibility with real-world demonstrations and partners.
About this program
The Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program (PDP) is a business-to-business partnership program that helps Alberta tech SMEs accelerate their products to commercialization through funded real-world demonstrations. PDP provides cost-shared funding (typically up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $300,000) for Alberta-based technology companies to showcase prototype performance and validate economic/technical feasibility with end-user partners. Eligible projects must have a project partner committed to hosting or co-developing the demonstration.
Eligibility
Alberta tech SMEs with prototype technology ready for real-world demonstration; project partner (typically end-user or industry partner); demonstrated commercialization plan; Alberta footprint.
Requirements
- Alberta-incorporated tech SME
- Project partner (end-user/industry)
- Prototype ready for demonstration