Landowners Grants and Stewardship Funding Programs
UTRCA offers funding programs to support projects that improve soil health and water quality. Explore the current funding opportunities below:
Upper Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Program
The Upper Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Program is a four-year program that supports practices that help reduce phosphorus losses including cover crops, reducing tillage, 4R practices, manure management, as well as cost-share rates for a variety of practices.
Clean Water Program
The Clean Water Program (CWP) is a rural water quality initiative that offers technical assistance and cost-share opportunities to help improve and protect water quality on farmland. The program supports landowners and farmers in adopting practices that reduce the impact of agriculture on water systems, ensuring healthier watersheds for future generations.
Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
The Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) Marginal Lands Initiative is to create or enhance natural features on marginal agricultural lands to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, sequester carbon, and increase Ecosystem Goods and Services.
Tree Planting on Private Lands
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) offers a tree planting program for landowners with a minimum of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) within the Upper Thames River watershed. Grants are available for windbreaks, riparian plantings, land retirement and other naturalization projects.
A Further Look Into Best Management Practices and Projects
Soil and Crop Productivity
Build healthy soils and improve farm production.
Water and Erosion Control
Protect water quality and reduce erosion.