Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund accepting applications
Posted: August 1, 2024
Categories: Funding Opportunities / GoodFoodBites
A new intake for Ontario’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund opened August 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. ET. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis.
The Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) provides cost-share funding to farmers to support the implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to tackle climate change through reducing emissions of GHGs and supporting increased carbon sequestration. Cost-share support to farmers is available under the project categories of nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing.
To be eligible to receive OFCAF funding, the proposed project must be new to the acres included in the application. A new practice is one that has not been previously implemented. Cost-share funding is available at 65% of approved project costs for practices implemented between April 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025.
Eligible projects include:
Cover Cropping
- Planting an eligible cover crop on new acres that will be left undisturbed over the winter (i.e., the crop will not be chemically or physically terminated in the fall or winter)
Nitrogen Management
- Use of synthetic fertilizer substitutes/organic amendments including manure and compost
- Equipment purchases to support injection of manure on new acres
- Purchase of dual action nitrogen stabilizers
- Development of a written crop nutrient plan
Rotational Grazing Systems
- Establishing a new, or expanding the acreage of an existing, rotational grazing system for livestock; the system must be at least 10 acres and include at least 4 paddock sections.
Learn more on the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association website here.