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Water Retention Features — Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) │Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA)

March 13, 2026

Value

Maximum RALP funding allocation for a single project is $150,000.

Description

RALP funding supports the rejuvenation or the establishment of water retention or shallow groundwater type features on agricultural landscapes in Ontario. The feature must be a minimum of 15 feet deep to qualify for funding.

Eligible Applicants

    Farm businesses that file farm business taxes in Ontario as demonstrated by:

    • A valid farm business registration number (FBRN).
        OR
    • A Religious Exemption Letter provided by the OMAFRA Appeal Tribunal (provide with application submission).
        OR
    • A Cultural Exemption Letter provided by the First Nations Agriculture Finance Ontario (FNAFO), formerly known as the Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario to First Nations farmers, verifying the farm business operates in a First Nations community (provide with application submission).
        OR
    • An income exemption from the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program (i.e., Start-up farm businesses, Business structure change, Not a normal production year, Age/Illness/Death of a spouse) (provide with application submission).
    Applicants must:

    • Have a verified, 4th Edition Environmental Farm Plan;
    • Be willing to enter into a signed Land Use Agreement with OSCIA, committing the farm business to maintaining the proposed practice on the acres being applied for, for a set timeline as defined in the Land Use Agreement; and,
    • Be in compliance with all requirements of the law and must remain in compliance for the duration of the project.
    Applicants must be undertaking their project on eligible lands, including:

    • Privately owned farmland, including all managed lands for agricultural production (e.g., crop land, grazing, orchards, etc.), as well as wetlands, woodlots, and yard sites associated with farming operations;
    • Land rented for agricultural production from a third-party;
    • Federal, Provincial, Municipal, or Territorial Crown Land, under lease for the purpose of agricultural practices; or,
    • Indigenous lands being managed for the purpose of agricultural production.

Eligible Expenses

Funding is to support the rejuvenation of an existing water retention and/or shallow groundwater type feature or establishing a new water retention and/or a lined reservoir type feature on agricultural landscapes that reaches at least 15 feet in depth. Eligible activities include:

  • Site excavation, earthwork, equipment rentals, erosion control, ditch plugs, tile drainage removal.
  • Liners for reservoirs (must meet minimum technical standards confirmed by technical expert).
  • (Re-)establishment of plantings and buffers, up to a maximum of 5 meters or less surrounding the project’s water surface area, as recommended by a technical specialist. Species must be non-invasive.
  • Livestock exclusion fencing (required if the project is in a location with current livestock access) and associated alternate water supply systems to move water from the feature to a distribution point.
  • Costs of third-party technical expertise to support detailed project planning, design, planting/establishment, and on-going consultation to maintain a healthy water retention feature.

Deadline Date

March 13, 2026

Contact

Contact Name: OSCIA

E-mail Address: s-cap@ontariosoilcrop.org

Website: https://programguides.ontariosoilcrop.org/program/water-retention-features/

Industry:

Agriculture, Energy & Environment

Location:

Ontario

Tags:

Agri-Business, Farmer, Water Supply

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