Engagement with Government of Canada representatives related to funding opportunities as per the Defence Industrial Strategy. Advocacy for industry?government?post secondary collaboration that strengthens Canadas defence ecosystem while advancing workforce readiness in Alberta; positioning the institution as a training and applied research partner supporting defence related manufacturing, allied health, advanced skills, and technology development. Promoting policies, programs and regulatory initiatives that strengthen apprenticeship programs and pathways. Seeking funding for apprenticeship training and workforce development initiatives. Promoting policies and programs that support pathways for international students, including program of study and post graduate work permit eligibilities. Seeking funding to support the development of Indigenous Community-led Atlases Project (GIS database development) and associated capacity building with additional communities Seeking funding to facilitate development of clean energy resources, particularly those that are being developed using waste/byproduct streams Seeking funding to assess the prevalence of microplastics is fresh water bodies, and their impact on aquatic health Seeking funding to develop technologies in partnership with Indigenous communities that will assist in remote monitoring of wildfires, GHG emissions, and other airborne industrial contaminants Seeking funding to develop wildlife monitoring and related capacity building programs with Indigenous communities Seeking funding to support additional Indigenous communities to begin Indigenous Community-led Environmental Monitoring programs (Soil and Water Sampling and Analysis) Seeking funding to develop technologies and share best practices in sustainable mining including tailings management, water management, resource exploration and resource exploitation. Seeking funding to develop technology solutions for various environmental research including but not limited to reforesting industrial disturbances; restoration methods to reclaim mineral features of post-reclamation soil; operational testing of seed products; expanding and consolidating NAIT's applied research capacity for the benefit of companies developing technologies to transform waste materials. Seeking funding to develop productivity and competitiveness in Alberta's food industry, which includes primary producers, ingredient manufacturers, food and beverage processors, service organizations, and equipment manufacturers. Seeking funding to develop low cost methods to treat saline water and develop value added products from the brine vs requiring deep well injection for brine rejects. Seeking funding to fund research in using and expanding metaBUS tools for locating and synthesizing research findings.