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Atlantic Canada business program money for a Washington-based security forum

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What the record says

$13,208,000
Country
United States (recipient address: Washington)
Date
Agreement start 2025-01-31
Department / program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency / REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP)
Recipient
Halifax International Security Forum

Agreement title

226270

Why it is listed The money came from a regional economic development program for business scale-up and productivity, and the recipient's address on the record is in Washington.

Source details

Federal grants and contributions (open.canada.ca), recipients outside Canada. Agreement values are what the record states; an amendment replaces the earlier value.

  • 276-2024-2025-Q4-00373, amendment 1: $13,208,000, start date 2025-01-31
  • 276-2024-2025-Q4-00019, amendment 0: $9,980,000, start date 2025-01-13 (not added to the amount above)

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