New Brunswick Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
$150,000.00
Grant
Description:
The program support the environmental resiliency of agricultural landscapes by accelerating the adoption of Ecological Goods and Services (EG&S) Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs). Ecological goods and
services are the benefits society derives from healthy functioning ecosystems and include the maintenance and provision of healthy soil and water resources, wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Projects mu
Comments on Funding:
Maximum Levels of Assistance:
– Maximum assistance is $100,000 for individual businesses over
the life of the program.
– Maximum assistance is $150,000 for agricultural producer
associations over the life of the program.
– Higher levels of assistance may be considered for applicants that
demonstrate a strong EG&S benefits and outcomes rationale.
– The total level of government funding must not exceed 100% of
the approved eligible expenses.
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. Indigenous Peoples or Indigenous Organizations involved in primary agricultural production.
2. Agricultural producers (individuals, partnerships, and incorporated agri-businesses) involved in primary agricultural production in New Brunswick.
3. Agricultural producer associations involved in primary agricultural production (e.g., Registered Community Pasture Associations).
4. A delivery agent, who is acting on behalf of one or several individual producers who qualify as an eligible applicant within the above section, and who is working on lands listed as eligible lands. Delivery agents will be approved on a case by case basis.
Application Steps:
Applicants must complete the RALP pre-approval form and
submit by email: Sustainable.CAP@gnb.ca
or mail:
Sustainable CAP Program Administrator
Industry Financial Programs
Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. A valid Environmental Farm Plan certificate
issued within the last five years from date of submission
and maintain a valid certification during the approved period indicated within the Letter of Offer.
2. All regulatory requirements including those related to public health and safety, labour codes and standards, wildlife habitat and environmental protection (e.g.,
Watercourse and Wetland Alteration Permits, etc.).
3. program pre-approval form prior to submitting an official project application.
4. Signed a Letter of Offer that will include, but is not limited to, the agreed upon lands and activities
eligible for funding, the payment/compensation method and project conditions for the approved period.
5. Costs incurred before the project is approved will not be eligible, unless indicated in the Letter of Offer.
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