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Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program (AWP) – Stream 1: Producer Projects | IAF

December 18, 2025

Value

Maximum of $1,000,000.

Description

One of the primary methods to alleviate both spring flooding and summer drought is the construction or enhancement of water storage systems. A well-designed storage system can capture a portion of the peak spring flow for use later in the summer when demand is highest.

Water storage infrastructure will be eligible where there is an indication that the water supply is currently unable to meet agricultural demand, where it is unlikely to meet demand under future climate change conditions, and where upgrades are required for existing infrastructure that is failing.

Eligible Applicants

To be considered eligible for this stream, applicants must be BC-based and an individual producer (i.e. a single farm), including:

  • Producer – Cooperative
  • Producer – Corporation
  • Producer – Limited Liability Company (LLC)
  • Producer – Partnership
  • Producer – Sole proprietorship
  • Indigenous Producer – Limited Liability Company (LLC)
  • Indigenous Producer – Partnership
  • Indigenous Producer – Sole Proprietorship
  • Indigenous Cooperative
  • Indigenous Corporation

Individual producers and Indigenous producers who use water for a mix of agricultural and non-agricultural uses are eligible.

Eligible Expenses

Within Stream 1: Producer Projects, there are five eligible activities:

  • Rehabilitation and upgrades of (regulated and unregulated) agricultural dams and reservoirs to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Improvement, expansion or new construction of dugouts and related storage infrastructure for irrigation water and livestock watering including rangeland.
  • New construction of other water storage infrastructure.
  • Improvement, expansion or new construction of off-farm conversion of conveyance ditches to pipelines where savings of 30 to 50% can be achieved.
  • Improvement, expansion or new construction of water delivery systems to the farm gate from off-farm storage infrastructure and licensed intakes on streams.

Deadline Date

The Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program (AWP) – Stream 1 had a fixed application period that closed on December 18, 2025, at 4 PM PST. Applications are currently closed, and no future intake dates have been announced. Please visit the official Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC website for any updates on potential future funding rounds and detailed program guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: IAF Team

Phone Number: 250.940.6150

E-mail Address: info@iafbc.ca

Website: https://iafbc.ca/agriculture-water-infrastructure-program/stream-1/

Industry:

Agriculture, Indigenous, Infrastructure

Location:

British Colombia

Tags:

Water Supply

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