Municipal Agricultural Grant
Municipal Agricultural Grant
Purpose of the Municipal Agricultural Grants
To provide a community support to the agricultural sector through some small grants that allow agricultural entities to overcome obstacles that otherwise make continuation of farming operations unnecessarily difficult. Council approved this grant process on the recommendation of The PEC Agricultural Advisory Group.
The County Foundation will adjudicate based on geography, type of farming operations, and the explanation of the request provided in the application. Please be as detailed as possible.
The County Foundation provides a confidential adjudication process. Details about the owners and the farms are not included in the Adjudicators Package. Applications are seen as SMALL #1, SMALL #2, etc. A final report is submitted to the Municipality and in that report the owners and/or Farm will be confidential and will only list dollar amounts. The County Foundation does not provide communication support or advertise the successful applicants.
Grants will be available in the following sizes:
- $1,250 – Small Farm (2022 Farm Revenue below $75,000 gross)
- $2,000 – Medium Farm (2022 Farm Revenue below $500,000 gross)
Who is eligible:
- Unexpected expense/Unexpected drop in revenue
- Project to positively impact climate change
- Labour shortage
- Investment in succession planning
Who is not eligible:
- Non-PEC owned agricultural entities;
- People without a Farm Business Registration Number (FBRN) and have not uploaded an Exemption Letter. Form to apply for Exemption Letter is available on Agricorp’s website.
TCF reserves the right to increase the size of the various grants and/or consider an application under another stream based on the demand at time of application closure.
Application opened: December 13, 2023
Applications closed: January 22, 2024 at 12:00 noon
Applications can be submitted electronically, or scanned and emailed to info@thecountyfoundation.ca; or mailed or dropped off to 35 Bridge St, Suite 107 Picton, ON.
Applying for a grant is a competitive process and we often receive more grant applications than there is funding available. Past funding commitments should not be interpreted as a guarantee that future requests will be approved.
For Grant Recipients
For Grant Recipients
A brief grant report is a requirement of this grant. It must be received within one year of the grant being announced, or two months following the end of the project – whatever is sooner. See Grant Reports for forms and templates.
Additional Information
Additional Information
The 2022 Vital Signs Report highlighted that the median age of farmers is 59 in Prince Edward County … but 63% of PEC farmers do NOT have succession plans. Preparing a succession plan ensures that farmland will continue to be used for agricultural purposes. This is an important factor in ensuring food security for future generations in the County.
- Ontario guide on succession planning
- Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
- Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
- The OFA partners with FarmLife a consulting company that focuses on succession planning.
Members of the OFA also receive a discount.
- The OFA partners with FarmLife a consulting company that focuses on succession planning.
Other resources for farmers:
The Guardian Network – Volunteer, peer-driven community of mental health advocates that supports Ontario’s farming community
CMHA Hastings Prince Edward Addictions and Mental Health Services
Farmer Wellness Initiative – Provides access to free counselling services and tailored mental health support and resources to all Ontario farmers and their families
Agriculture Wellness Ontario – Mental health support, education, and community for Ontario Agriculture
