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Environmental Improvements Ontario Farming Grants & Loans

12 Environmental Improvements Farm Funding Opportunities

Discover best environmental management practices and sustainability funding for Ontario farms. Support your sustainability goals with targeted Ontario agricultural funding and resources. This category highlights funding specifically designed for initiatives like improving soil health, water management, and supporting biodiversity. Utilizing these funding opportunities helps offset significant costs associated with implementing green technologies or restorative agricultural practices.

These NFU-O resources are curated to help you navigate cost-share programs and incentives that reward stewardship. Protecting our natural resources is not just good for the planet; it’s essential for the long-term viability of your farm’s productivity. Whether you are looking to improve irrigation efficiency or enhance wildlife habitats, the programs listed here provide the financial backing to make it happen.

View the latest environmental funding and sustainability programs for your farm below to take the next step in your stewardship journey.

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Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF): Innovative BMPs

Deadline: February 17, 2026
Funding Amount: $100,000
Cost-share funding to support the adoption and monitoring of biological inoculants and biochar as a soil amendment.
Closed

FCC Sustainability Incentive Program

Deadline: January 31, 2026
Funding Amount: $4,000
Incentive program for Farm Credit Canada customers who meet FCC partners’ sustainability program requirements.
Open

OFCAF Knowledge Sharing Event Partnership

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Funding to support Knowledge Sharing Events about nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing.
Closed

Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF): Core BMPs

Deadline: February 24, 2026
Funding Amount: $30,000
Funding to support the implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to tackle climate change through reducing emissions of GHGs and supporting increased carbon sequestration.
Closed

Agricultural Stewardship Initiative

Deadline: September 3, 2025
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Cost-share funding to support farmers to accelerate the adoption of best management practices (BMPs) supporting soil health, water quality and productivity benefits on agricultural land across Ontario.
Open

ALUS

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
ALUS provides financial and technical support for the implementation of projects that produce ecosystem services and ongoing stewardship of projects.
Open

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP)

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Funding to support Ontario farmers in making their agricultural lands more productive and resilient.
Open

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Funding to support the planting of native trees and shrubs that will provide corridors for species as risk.
Closed

Maple Production Improvement Initiative

Deadline: November 9, 2023
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Cost-share funding for equipment and woodlot management for maple operations.