Water Program: On-Farm Irrigation Stream
$35,000.00
Grant
Description:
The Water Program supports agricultural water management by helping primary producers adopt agriculture water better management practices and priority actions. This supports better management of risks to water quality and supplies, adaptation to climate variability and the efficient use of water resources.
The program has two streams (On-Farm Irrigation Stream and On-Farm Water Supply Stream), and applicants may apply to one or both of them.
Comments on Funding:
Maximums:
On-Farm Irrigation Stream projects: Each applicant is eligible for a maximum $35,000 funding per fiscal year of the program:
–on-farm irrigation system purchases – 50% eligible expenses (up to $17,500 per parcel)
–on-farm irrigation system upgrades – 50% eligible expenses (up to $6,000 per parcel)
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
Applicants must be primary producer operating in Alberta that:
1. Is responsible for input costs for agricultural crops or livestock producing at least $25,000 worth of farm commodities annually
2. Does not include a landlord whose only interest in the crop or livestock is that of ownership of the land
3. Owns an irrigated agricultural operation in Alberta
4. Has not been previously approved for payment from the program for the same project type for the parcel described in the application
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Determine whether you are eligible by reviewing the Water Program Terms and Conditions
2. Complete and sign the Water Program Application Form
3. Submit the completed Application Form and supporting documents by email to irrigationefficiency@gov.ab.ca or by Mail:
Sustainable-CAP Water Program
Natural Resource Innovation Section
Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation
Agriculture Centre
100, 5401 1 Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4V6
Fax: 403-381-5765
Phone: 403-381-5532
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. a completed Program Application Form which is signed by the Applicant (including, for applications to the On-Farm Water Supply Stream, a completed Environmental Checklist).
2. invoices/receipts and documentation, satisfactory to the Minister, setting out the expenses that the Applicant wishes to claim as Eligible Expenses, with proof that the Applicant incurred and paid those expenses for the Project. (Invoices, receipts and proofs of payment need to be itemized and in the name of the Applicant),
3. documentation, satisfactory to the Minister, of the In-Kind Contributions, if applicable, that the Applicant wishes to claim as Eligible Expenses, with proof that Applicant made the In-Kind Contributions for the Project.
4. photos of the Project, if required by the Project Application Form
5. approvals from the landowner or proof of right-of-way, as required on the Program Application Form,
6. copies of any written confirmation the Applicant received from government departments pursuant to section 4.4.1(c) that approvals were not required for the Project (if applicable)
7. any supplementary information requested by the Minister.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
