Grant
Provincial
Active
New Brunswick Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (Sustainable CAP)
Government of New Brunswick, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
Maximum Funding
Up to $100,000 (50% to 100%)
Ongoing: the pre-approval form intake period runs from April 1, 2024 until fu...
Difficulty
Moderate
Payment
Mixed (Advance + Reimb.)
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Co-Funding
100%
New Brunswick Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (Sustainable CAP) provides up to $100,000 (50% to 100%). A New Brunswick program, under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, that pays producers to put ecological goods and services practices on their land. The program covers up to 100% of eligible costs. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Program Description
A New Brunswick program, under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, that pays producers to put ecological goods and services practices on their land. It funds reduced tillage, ponds, wetland restoration, pollinator habitat, conversion of marginal and high-risk annual cropland, riparian buffers, shelterbelts, species at risk support, strip planting for erosion control, enhanced riparian grazing management and increasing legumes in pastures and hay fields. Rates are set per element, from 50% of equipment costs for reduced tillage up to 100% of establishment costs for several land practices, and the program leans on acreage-based payments with multi-year agreements for some activities. Maximum assistance is $100,000 for an individual business and $150,000 for an agricultural producer association over the life of the program. Only agricultural producers, producer associations and Indigenous Peoples or organizations involved in primary agricultural production in New Brunswick can apply, and a valid Environmental Farm Plan certificate issued within the last five years is required. A pre-approval form must be submitted before the official application, and pre-approvals are handled first come, first served until funding is exhausted.
Eligibility Requirements
- All agricultural producers (individuals, partnerships, and incorporated agri-businesses) involved in primary agricultural production in New Brunswick
- Indigenous Peoples or Indigenous Organizations involved in primary agricultural production
- Agricultural producer associations involved in primary agricultural production, for example Registered Community Pasture Associations
- A delivery agent acting on behalf of one or several individual producers who qualify as eligible applicants and who is working on eligible lands; delivery agents are approved case by case
- Applicants must have a valid Environmental Farm Plan certificate issued within the last five years from the date of submission, and must keep that certification valid through the period set in the Letter of Offer
- Applicants must comply with all regulatory requirements, including those for public health and safety, labour codes and standards, wildlife habitat and environmental protection, such as Watercourse and Wetland Alteration Permits
- Applicants must submit the program pre-approval form before submitting an official project application
- Eligible land is privately owned farmland, including all managed lands for agricultural production such as crop land, grazing and orchards, as well as associated wetlands, woodlots and yard sites associated with farm entities or operations
- Crown land qualifies case by case where the applicant holds a valid, written, long-term lease to manage the land for agricultural production for at least five years; a copy of the agreement is required
- Indigenous lands being managed for the purpose of agricultural production are eligible land
- Projects must provide incremental ecological goods and services benefits
- Successful applicants must sign a Letter of Offer covering the agreed lands and eligible activities, the payment and compensation method, and project conditions for the approved period
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Difficulty
Moderate
Competition
Low
First-Timer
Friendly
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $100,000 (50% to 100%)Set per element, not as one rate. Reduced tillage: 50% cost share to a maximum of $30,000, plus up to $4,000 toward pH adjustment at up to $40 per acre for limestone when purchasing equipment. Ponds: 75% of eligible expenses to a maximum of $30,000 per project. Wetlands: up to 100% of eligible expenses to a maximum of $30,000 per project. Pollinator habitat: establishment costs up to $600 per acre, plus up to $100 per acre per year for the approved period. Conversion of marginal and high-risk annual cropland, riparian buffers and shelterbelts: 100% of establishment costs to a maximum of $1,500 per acre, plus up to $500 per acre per year. Species at risk support: 100% of establishment costs to a maximum of $1,500 per acre, plus up to $100 per acre per year. Strip planting for erosion control: 100% of establishment costs to a maximum of $200 per acre, plus up to $100 per acre per year. Enhanced riparian area grazing management: 100% of establishment costs to a maximum of $20,000, plus up to 15% of an annual payment based on establishment cost. Increasing legumes in existing pastures or hay fields: 100% of establishment costs up to $400 per acre, plus up to $100 per acre per year. Maximum assistance is $100,000 for individual businesses and $150,000 for agricultural producer associations over the life of the program; higher levels may be considered where an applicant demonstrates a strong ecological goods and services rationale. Total government funding must not exceed 100% of approved eligible expenses, and no payment is made for claims under $200.
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Co-Funding
- Up to 100% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Ongoing: the pre-approval form intake period runs from April 1, 2024 until funding is exhausted
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Rejection Pitfalls 11
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Application Steps
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Check the Environmental Farm Plan clock You need a valid Environmental Farm Plan certificate issued within the last five years from the date you submit, and it has to stay valid through the period named in the Letter of Offer.
Required Documents 6
✓ RALP pre-approval form, submitted before the official application
✓ RALP application form, submitted by email or mail (the department also provides an official application form to pre-approved applicants)
Eligible Expenses 11
Ineligible Expenses 5
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Who can apply to New Brunswick's Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program?
Agricultural producers in primary agricultural production in New Brunswick, including individuals, partnerships and incorporated agri-businesses; Indigenous Peoples or Indigenous Organizations in primary agricultural production; agricultural producer associations such as Registered Community Pasture Associations; and, case by case, a delivery agent acting for eligible producers. A valid Environmental Farm Plan certificate issued within the last five years is required.
How much funding is available?
Maximum assistance is $100,000 for an individual business and $150,000 for an agricultural producer association over the life of the program. Rates are set per element: 50% to a maximum of $30,000 for reduced tillage equipment, 75% to $30,000 for ponds, up to 100% to $30,000 for wetlands, and per-acre establishment payments of up to $200, $400, $600 or $1,500 an acre for the land practices, with annual per-acre payments on top.
Is there a deadline?
No closing date. The pre-approval form intake period runs from April 1, 2024 until funding is exhausted, and pre-approval applications are considered first come, first served. Claims for an approved project are due February 28 within the fiscal year it was approved for.
What practices does it cover?
Three categories: reduced tillage; ponds and wetlands; and pollinator habitat, critical and marginal landscapes, trees, riparian areas and crop management, which covers conversion of marginal and high-risk annual cropland, riparian buffers, shelterbelts, species at risk support, strip planting for erosion control, enhanced riparian area grazing management, and increasing legumes in existing pastures or hay fields.
Is this the same as the Saskatchewan Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program?
No. The Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program is delivered separately by each province under Sustainable CAP, so the elements, rates, caps and eligibility requirements differ. New Brunswick requires a valid Environmental Farm Plan certificate issued within the last five years and caps assistance at $100,000 per individual business over the life of the program.
Can I be paid for work I have already done?
No. Costs incurred before the project is approved are not eligible unless the Letter of Offer says otherwise, and no payment is made for claims under $200.
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