Why consider Digital Boost 3.0?
- Up to 75% funding on eligible costs (totalling up to $57,890)
- Local expertise: projects must be delivered by an approved NB-based solution provider
- A two-phase approach that moves you from roadmap to real-world results
Are you eligible?
Your company must:
- Operate in New Brunswick in an eligible sector (Manufacturing, ICT, Tourism, Food & Beverage, Housing, Forestry, Energy, or Seafood)
- Be for-profit with fewer than 800 employees
- Have a digital strategy in place
- Be committed to improving tech capabilities
- Have an internal champion and owner supporting the initiative
Funding breakdown
- Phase 1, Assessment (75% covered): up to $37,500. Delivers a roadmap for data, AI, and cybersecurity improvements.
- Phase 2, Implementation (75% covered): up to $20,390. Delivers execution of approved recommendations.
- Total potential support: $57,890.
Qualifying projects
Projects must strengthen digital capabilities in data, AI, or cybersecurity and follow the two-phase structure.
Assessment phase
- Data assessment: review current infrastructure, find optimization opportunities, and craft a data strategy.
- Cybersecurity risk assessment: identify threats, rank risks, and outline remediation steps.
- AI use-case & readiness assessment: pinpoint high-value AI opportunities and gauge readiness for deployment.
Implementation phase
- Develop a new SOW to put assessment recommendations into action.
- Focus areas: data management, AI solutions, or cybersecurity controls.
- Projects must align with the assessment phase findings.
We typically prepare the Digital Boost application in about a week, so you can begin Phase 1 as early as next month.
