Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Guelph, ON · grants and contributions register

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association: federal grants and contributions: 15 agreements; $95.9M value; 3 departments; 3 programs.

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15agreements
$95.9Mvalue
3departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Ontario's On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OOFCAF); Empowering Ontario's farmers to learn about, implement and maintain best climate practices$47.2Mvalue2022start2025end

This project aims to help farmers adopt sustainable farming practices and clean technologies that build farmers resilience to a changing climate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

OFCAF Ontario: Empowering Ontario's farmers and advisors to implement climate-friendly practices$36.0Mvalue2025start2028end

This project aims to help farmers adopt sustainable farming practices and clean technologies that will make them more resilient to a changing climate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Collaborative action on climate-friendly practices for crop and livestock production systems$6.0Mvalue2023start2028end

This project aims to accelerate the sector's response to climate change by bringing together producers, scientists, and other experts to co-develop, test, and evaluate and share on-farm beneficial management practices (BMPs) that will help store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on Ontario farms.

Increasing the adoption of continuous cover and minimum tillage through on-farm trials and demonstration, and identifying and addressing socio-economic barriers to adoption$1.8Mvalue2019start2023end

The objective of this project will benefit agriculture by increasing the sustainability and resilience of the sector by providing knowledge to support producers in their decision-making regarding cover crops and minimum tillage.

Agreement$1.0Mvalue2024start–end

Comprehensive Implementation and Enhanced Analysis of Agricultural Best Management Practices to Reduce Phosphorus Loading to Lake Erie

Agreement$1.0Mvalue2022start–end

Nature Smart Climate Readiness Program

Agreement$950Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$738Kvalue2020start–end

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands in Southern Ontario

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Agreement$450Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$240Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$208Kvalue2013start–end
Collaborative action to improve C sequestration & GHG reductions in crop and livestock systems$89.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The objective of this project is the development of a comprehensive project proposal that will be submitted for contribution funding and/or collaborative research and development support.

Agreement$80.0Kvalue2018start–end

Species At Risk Farm Incentive Program

Agreement$72.5Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$50.0Kvalue2013start–end

Departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada5agreements$91.1Mvalue3programs
  • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
  • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program
  • Living Laboratories Initiative: Collaborative Program

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada9agreements$3.8Mvalue0programs

    All grants from Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Canada Water Agency1agreements$1.0Mvalue0programs

      All grants from Canada Water Agency

      Years

      20251agreements$36.0Mvalue1programs
      • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program
      20241agreements$1.0Mvalue0programs
        20231agreements$6.0Mvalue1programs
        • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
        20223agreements$48.3Mvalue1programs
        • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
        20201agreements$738Kvalue0programs
          20191agreements$1.8Mvalue1programs
          • Living Laboratories Initiative: Collaborative Program
          20181agreements$80.0Kvalue0programs
            20153agreements$1.5Mvalue0programs
              20133agreements$498Kvalue0programs

                Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.