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The Applicant has submitted an application (\"Application\") for funding for its project titled\"  \" (\"Project\");  \n2. Alberta Innovates has reviewed the Application and approved funding for the Project in the form of the Investment;  \n3. The Investment has been approved pursuant to an Alberta Innovates program managed by the Entrepreneurial Investments group and called Ecosystem Development Program (“Program”) . More information about the Program, its goals, structure, and any Program Eligibility Requirements, is set out in the relevant Program Guide.  \nNOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:  \nARTICLE 1-LOCATION OF DEFINITIONS  \nFor ease of reference, a list of defined terms is located at the end of this Investment Agreement in Article 24.  \nARTICLE 2-PROJECT DESCRIPTION, DATES AND TERM  \n2.1 Project Description  \nSchedule A: Project Description (\"Schedule A\") describes the Project that the Applicant will be undertaking and that the Investment will be funding. It may include one or more Appendix documents.  \n2.2 Milestones, Reporting & Payment  \nAgreement Number: [RECORD NUMBER] MONTH 20\\#\\#  \n(Ecosystem Development Program)  \nSchedule B: Milestones, Reporting & Payment Schedule (\"Schedule B\") consists of the detailed Project commitments Including any agreed Milestone descriptions, Milestone Start Dates, Milestone End Dates, Report Due Dates, and Expected Payment Dates. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Project is being conducted pursuant to one of the Associates Programs, then Schedule B is called the Associate Work Plan and Budget Tables.  \nFor clarity, the dates in Schedule B must accord with the rules set out in Schedule B, Including:  \n(a) the first Milestone Start Date must be within the same fiscal year as the Effective Date or in a subsequent fiscal year. The fiscal year shall be April 1 – March 31 . Any date in Schedule B that contravenes this rule and thus falls in a previous fiscal year shall be adjusted to be April 1 of the same fiscal year as the Effective Date;  \n(b) no Report Due Date may be earlier than the Effective Date. Any date in Schedule B that contravenes this rule shall be adjusted to be one Business Day after the Effective Date; and  \n(c) no Report Due Date may be between March 16th and March 31st of any year. Any date in  \nSchedule B that contravenes this rule shall be adjusted to be March 15 of the relevant year. This modification is required to enable Alberta Innovates to meet its fiscal year-end deadlines for issuing payments.  \n2.3 Project Start Date  \nThe Applicant shall commence the Project on the first Milestone Start Date specified in Schedule B (\"Project Start Date\") . 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