The Incremental Project Grant (IPG) is a stream of the Research Support Fund (RSF) that provides eligible institutions with further support for the indirect costs of research. 

The IPG provides additional support for projects in priority areas that cut across the RSF’s five existing categories of eligible expenses.

Five Expenditure Categories

Institutions have flexibility in deciding how to use their grant, provided that the funds are used for the payment of current expenditures of indirect costs attributed to federally sponsored research that falls within the following five categories:

1. research facilities
2. research resources
3. management and administration of the institution's research enterprise
4. regulatory requirements and accreditation
5. intellectual property and knowledge mobilization

The expenditures for the IPG program must always adhere to the general principles of the Research Support Fund (RSF) program.

The four IPG priority areas are:

• innovation and commercialization activities
• facilities renewal, including deferred maintenance
• information resources, including digital resources, open access and databases
• equity, diversity and faculty renewal (in the context of equity, diversity and inclusion)

As part of Laurier’s commitment to transparency and clear communication, we report on the spending of IPG funds and share our institutional performance objectives.

2022/23 Incremental Project Grant Institutional Objectives

In 2022/23, Laurier received an allocation of $17,302.

Allocation

In 2022/23, Laurier proposes allocating its IPG across the priority areas as follows:

• 0% innovation and commercialization activities;
• 0% facilities renewal, including deferred maintenance;
• 0% information resources, including digital resources, open access and databases; and
• 100% equity, diversity and faculty renewal (in the context of equity, diversity and inclusion).

 Equity Diversity and Faculty Renewal

• Institutional Performance Objective: Enhance EDI in Laurier’s research ecosystem.
• Indicator: Development of communication products related to EDI initiatives.
• Output: Communication products with a focus on EDI in research programs.
• Outcome Reported at Year End: Number of communication products with a focus on EDI in research programs in 2022/2023.