TAP Project Resource Hub
You’ve been approved for TAP Funding. Now what?
Congratulations on your successful application, and welcome to the Traceability Adoption Program Project Resource Hub.
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Here, you will find a step-by-step outline of your responsibilities as a Funding Recipient and all of the information needed to successfully manage your funded project. If you still have questions after reviewing the content of this resource, please don’t hesitate to contact the IAF Team.
Reporting
All reporting is done via the IAF Client Portal.
When your reports are ready, you will receive an email with directions.
To complete or review a report, click the Report card on the left side of the IAF Client Portal and navigate to the relevant project or report.
To make reporting easier the team has developed an Invoice Summary Log. If you have a lot of invoices to submit, please complete the excel sheet.
Watch the video to learn the reporting basics.
Funding Acknowledgment
What is Funding Acknowledgement?
Funding acknowledgement is exactly what is sounds like, acknowledging the funders that are making your project possible. It’s important to the program funders that funding is appropriately acknowledged, and credit given on any public communications.
Not all projects produce materials that require funding acknowledgement, but if you make a social media post, newsletter update, media release, or other public project communications, the material must be submitted in advance of publication for review and approval. This includes any reports or publications you may complete. Not sure if you need to submit something? Contact communications@iafbc.ca for clarification.
Communications materials must be submitted to the IAF Client Portal at least 10 days prior to being needed. The approval is granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, with the process being facilitated by IAF.
For a downloadable PDF of the funding acknowledgement requirements, see the resources section.
Funding Acknowledgement Process
Design
Design project materials, include appropriate logos and/or credit line.
Submit
Submit your materials to IAF through the client portal at least 10 days in advance. IAF submits to funder for review.
Feedback
IAF will provide you with the feedback received from the funders. If required, you may need to edit your material and re-submit for approval.
Approval
Once the material has been approved by the funder IAF will notify you to confirm that the material is approved for use.
Distribute
Once the approval has been given, you’re free to use the materials.
Funding Acknowledgement Requirements
Funding acknowledgements typically include logos (graphic identifiers), a credit line (written statement), and a disclaimer statement. Typically, the acknowledgement appears near the front of a report or publication, at the bottom of the table of contents, on an acknowledgement page or similar.
You must submit proofs of all communications materials in advance of being made public to IAF’s Communications Team. The communications team is here to help with questions about requirements for each type of material.
Reminder: All materials require approval by IAF prior to printing/production/distribution.
General rule: Logos must appear on communication materials. If it’s a report or publication you may also need a credit line and/or disclaimer statement. When using a government logo you must complete a third-party use form. There are also extra things to be added if the materials is going on social media.
- Logos
- Credit Line
- Disclaimer
- 3rd Party Use
- Social Media
- Videos & Presentations
- Reports & Publications
- Public Announcements
The logos (aka. Graphic Identifiers) must be used on the majority of communication materials. This includes newsletters, event invitations, press releases, announcements, public reports, advertisements, flyers, posters, brochures, and related communication materials.
Whenever the Province’s logo appears, the user must also complete and submit a Third-Party Use form for approval. This should accompany all materials submitted for approval that contain the Province of BC’s logo.
Need the logos? Please refer to the resources section below. There you will find a link to download a .zip file with a variety of logos you may require. If you are unable to download a .zip file, please contact the Comms Team and we’ll forward you the logos.
In addition to the logos, the credit line should also be included in reports and other publications.
For brochures, posters, or displays, a written statements may not be required. The Comms Team can clarify prior to development, or upon submission of materials for approval.
Credit Line:
Funding for this project has been provided by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative, under the Traceability Adoption Program. The program is delivered by IAF.
Or
This project is supported by the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative, under the Traceability Adoption Program. The program is delivered by IAF.
Disclaimers statements are required in reports and other publications, especially when they contain recommendations and opinions. Typically, we recommend this statement appears near the front of a report or publication, at the bottom of an acknowledgement page, with the logos and credit statement at the end of a video, or similar.
Disclaimer statement:
The Government of British Columbia and IAF are pleased to participate in the [production/delivery] of this [project/publication/event, etc.]. We are committed to working with our industry partners to address issues of importance to the agriculture and agri-food industry in British Columbia. Opinions expressed in this [report, publication, etc.] are those of [organization name, the authors, etc.] and not necessarily those of the Investment Agriculture Foundation or the Government of British Columbia.
The Third-Party Use form must be completed and submitted for approval with items that include the BC logo. This is a provincial government requirement that asks how/where the BCID will be used. You can fill it out as follows:
- Under “What is their relationship to government?” you can put “funding recipient”
- Under “List any other Marks that will appear in conjunction with the BC mark” List any logos that appear with BC, this can include IAF, or your own logo.
- Under “medium” tick all of the materials that you anticipate you will create for the duration of the project (that will include the logos)
- Under “Application prepared by” leave the ministry and branch boxes empty but complete the other fields (or indicate ‘same as above’) and please sign and date the form
- Ignore the “Endorsements/Approvals” section, that is for internal ministry use only
We understand you may be interested in sharing your project funding or details on your social media accounts. This action constitutes a ‘public announcement’ and requires advanced approval. Contact the Communications Team for additional details on project communications via social media.
On social media you are required to use the Sustainable CAP hashtag. You are also encouraged to tag Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in your posts. You may also be required to use the logos, depending on the type of image you share. Plain photos do not require logos, graphics with images and text do. A table below shows the appropriate tags to use by media platform.
| X (Twitter) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @AAFC_Canada | @CanadianAgriculture | @cdn_agriculture | @Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| #SustainableCdnAg | #SustainableCdnAg | #SustainableCdnAg | #SustainableCdnAg |
Please submit ALL social media content relating to your project to the IAF Client Portal prior to posting for approval. If you will be doing many social posts, please contact us and we will work with you to approve a social media campaign, rather than every individual post.
You are required to have the Logos, Credit Line, and Disclaimer in your video or presentation. The three components should be on a single acknowledgement slide at the end or beginning of your video or presentation.
You are required to have the Logos, Credit Line, and Disclaimer in reports and publications. In select cases the logos may be omitted due to space or formatting requirements. If you have questions about how to acknowledge funding on your materials, please reach out early to IAF Communications.
For most reports and publications, a funding acknowledgement page is included near the beginning of a report. This will contain the credit line, disclaimer, and logos.
An event or project announcement is considered a ‘public announcement’ and requires advanced approval. All event material should be submitted together as one approval. This may include an event poster, a registration page, and social media posts.
Announcements such as news releases should be submitted as early as possible. Our funders require additional time to review announcements, especially if you are requesting a quote.
Submitting Materials for Approval
All materials must be approved in advance. It is important to submit materials well in advance of your distribution deadline, as it can take some time to review. We recommend you allow yourself 10 business days for approval, as IAF works with the government funder to ensure acknowledgement is appropriate.
How to Submit Materials Via the IAF Client Portal
To upload a material for review:
- Visit the IAF Client Portal and log into your account.
- Navigate to the Funding Acknowledgement section of your project (on the Project card, select Active).
- Scroll down to the Funding Acknowledgement section, click the ‘green plus’, complete the information, and upload the related document or material.
- When you click SAVE, it will automatically be submitted to the IAF Team to begin the review process.
The status of your request is available in the IAF Client Portal, on the left side near the bottom you will see a Funding Acknowledgement section. The section lists all your request under review, requiring your attention, approval and declined. You will receive an email to your inbox when updates are made.
Learn how to submit material:
Resources
Funding provided by:
Funding for this program has been provided by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.