Did you know about this opportunity for funding a project…
The Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP) supports the development of secure and sustainable water sources for agriculture use. Eligible projects include development of community wells (or dugout) with tank loading facilities by rural municipalities or First Nation Bands and on-farm connections to non-potable rural water utilities.
Approved community water development projects and non-potable rural water utility connections are eligible for a rebate of 50 percent of pre‑approved eligible costs, up to a maximum payment of $150,000 over the five-year program term of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2028.
Eligible Applicants
- First Nation Bands in the Province of Saskatchewan
- Crown Land Pasture Grazing Associations in Saskatchewan
- Rural Municipalities in the Province of Saskatchewan
- Primary agricultural producers (individual, partnership, co-operative or corporation) who can demonstrate a minimum $50,000 of gross farm income in Saskatchewan in the year of application or the year prior to the application. Individual applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Eligible Expenses
- Fees for Permit to Construct Groundwater Investigation, Water Rights Licensing and Approval to Construct and Operate from WSA.
- Consultant and/or engineering fees (e.g., hydro-geologist, materials analysis, project design, etc.).
- Groundwater exploration/test holes. The expenses for test holes may be claimed even if the well project does not proceed.
- Well drilling, boring or construction.
- Screening and casing for wells.
- Gravel for large diameter wells.
- Construction/excavation of new dugouts. A new dugout or dugout expansion may also include installation of a wet well, including funding for casing and gravel.
- Trenching or directional boring and pipe from well to pressure system and to the water distribution point or tank loading site.
- Pumps, pipeline, and miscellaneous plumbing materials
- Permanently installed water storage tanks
- Permanent fencing to exclude livestock from a new water source
- Watering appliance
- Power infrastructure – including SaskPower service installation and/or purchases of solar/wind/composite livestock watering systems is $20,000 over the term of Sustainable CAP.
- Solar/wind/composite livestock watering systems including water storage and/or distribution system used to provide a water source for livestock. Applicants may purchase an all-in-one system or purchase components separately from different vendors.
- Water monitoring equipment is eligible if part of a power infrastructure purchase.
- Third-party freight
- In-kind machinery/equipment
Review the FRWIP details including eligibility and the most common regulatory compliance items that may apply to your project.
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