10 Application Questions for the Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Value Chain Program

Jun 28, 2024

Lecture: 10 Application Questions for the Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Value Chain Program

Speaker: Arthur Calling, Director of Project Development, NGen

Overview

  • Objective: Explain the 10 application questions required for the EV manufacturing value chain program.
  • Requirements: Final application includes answers to 10 questions (max 7000 characters each) and 5 supporting documents.

Supporting Documents

  1. Project Plan: Gantt chart attached as an appendix.
  2. Risk Register: Attached as an appendix, no provided template.
  3. IP Tables: List of background and foreground IP in tables, attached as an appendix. Only Section 3 of IP plan template needed at the application stage.
  4. Additional Documents: Letters of support (optional).
  5. Financial Workbooks: Each partner submits their own directly into the application portal.

Deadlines

  • Final Application Submission: November 15, 2023, by 5 PM Eastern.
  • Assessment: Based on the 10 questions, yes/no gateway questions, and no external links permitted.

Application Questions Breakdown

  1. Opportunity the Project Addresses: Success Factors, Challenges & Collaboration.

    • Overview of EV project area and business/technology impacts.
    • Reasons for choosing partners and collaboration mechanisms.

  2. Transformative Nature of the Project:

    • Focus on technological and commercial transformative aspects.
    • Evidence of innovation and global impact.

  3. Market Potential:

    • Clear understanding of target, current, and adjacent markets.
    • Market size, growth rates, and expected share outlined with evidence.

  4. Commercialization of Results:

    • Detailed commercialization plan for each partner.
    • Alignment with foreground IP and sales/marketing strategies.

  5. Economic Benefits:

    • Revenue generation, job creation, and indirect economic benefits.
    • Spinoff opportunities and economic metrics over time.

  6. Broad Impact on Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem:

    • Social, environmental, and other broad benefits.
    • Focus on Workforce Development and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI).

  7. Overall Project Method:

    • Project management approaches, metrics of success, project plan summary.
    • Gantt chart required as an appendix, evaluation of project details and resource commitments.

  8. Risk Management Plan:

    • Identification and analysis of key risks (technical, commercial, etc.).
    • Narrative form elaboration on critical risks.

  9. Collaboration and Partner Skills:

    • Demonstrate the collaborative nature and benefits of the project.
    • Use IP plan to show background and foreground IP collaborations.

  10. Funding Request and Financial Commitment:

    • Explain the need for NGen funding and financial commitments.
    • Provide budget breakdown, justify costs and sources of other funding.

Timeline & Key Dates

  • Screening Deadline: October 11, 2023
  • Virtual Collaboration Days: Late June and early September
  • Application Program Open: June 30, 2023
  • Final Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
  • Funding Decision: December 5, 2023
  • Contracting Stage: Until February 2024
  • Begin Incurred Expenses: Post-contracting phase

Contact Information

Key Takeaways

  • Ensure completeness and clarity in all 10 application questions.
  • Supporting documents must be comprehensive and properly formatted.
  • Deadlines are strict; make use of collaboration tools and staff feedback.
  • Focus both on technical innovation and commercial viability.
  • Project's impact should be broad and enduring, benefiting both partners and the Canadian ecosystem.