Fonds d'accès à une capacité de calcul pour l'IA ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in Canada - Businesses in sectors requiring high-performance computing capacity - Organizations actively developing or implementing artificial intelligence solutions - Companies demonstrating a clear need for advanced computing infrastructure - Enterprises with viable AI projects that require specialized computational resources ### 💰 Funding Details - Grant Structure: Non-repayable financial support - Grant Size: Not specified in provided description (typically ranges based on project scope and sector) - Matching Requirements: To be confirmed with program administrator - Repayability: Grant funds are non-repayable (not a loan) - Payment Terms: Disbursement likely tied to project milestones and approved expenses ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Access to high-performance computing infrastructure and cloud services - AI computational capacity and processing power - Hardware and software for AI development environments - Training and technical support for implementing AI solutions - Infrastructure optimization for machine learning workloads - Costs associated with removing barriers to AI adoption and development ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Projects must be in sectors requiring high-performance computing capacity - Applicants must demonstrate concrete AI development plans or initiatives - Funds must be allocated to address specific computational barriers - Project timelines and deliverables must align with program requirements - Recipient companies must use infrastructure to advance AI capabilities - Compliance with program reporting and audit requirements - Funds must directly support overcoming barriers to AI technology adoption