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Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Program

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants


Description:

The Alternative Land Use Services Program is designed to increase environmental sustainability by providing financial incentive to agricultural landowners to establish or maintain Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) on agricultural land and/or for the removal of targeted environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production.

The focus of the ALUS Program will be to prevent soil erosion and siltation of watercourses and wetlands, improve water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat in targeted areas beyond those covered by PEI’s regulations on agricultural practices.

Comments on Funding:

Funding for:

  • expanding buffer zones is $185/hectare/year,
  • establishing non-regulated grassed headlands is $185/hectare/year,
  • retiring high-sloped land is $150/hectare/year,
  • land under conservation structures is $250/hectare/year,
  • maintaining livestock fencing adjacent to watercourses and wetlands is $0.30/meter/year,
  • delayed hay cutting of long-term forage fields is $62/hectare/year.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

2023

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • Mi’kmaq First Nations and other Indigenous Organizations who are owners of agricultural land,
  • owners of agricultural land.

Application Steps:

1

Applicants must submit their completed applications via regular mail or email to the attention of the ALUS Program Officer.

Other Things to Note:

This program is part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (2018-2023).

Program Contact:

​Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Program

​​Alternative Land Use Services Program Guidelines​​​

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