What is Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) — Industry Projects?
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) — Industry Projects is delivered by NGen Supercluster as a contribution. Funding is typically up to $10,000,000. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Up to $10,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost share | 50% |
| Level | Federal |
| Program type | Contribution |
| Delivered by | NGen Supercluster |
| Available in | All provinces |
| Intake status | Periodic challenge calls |
| Last verified | 2026-07-27 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: Advanced manufacturing, clean tech, digital manufacturing
- Eligible activities: Advanced manufacturing R&D; digital transformation; supply chain innovation; biomanufacturing
Watch out for
No manufacturing component; no consortium element; non-Canadian
Deadlines & how to apply
Active in 2026: $29.2M awarded to 20 AI adoption projects (Mar 2026) and about $25M to 14 advanced manufacturing projects (Apr 2026). Advanced Manufacturing Projects fund up to $2.96M per project; Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge recurring. Free membership required; new calls announced on ngen.ca.
How NorthGrants helps with Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) — Industry Projects
Most business owners read about Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) — Industry Projects, see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.