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Grasslands and Grazing Management
Climate Change and Environment
Grasslands and Grazing Management
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Accepting applications until 11:59PM on December 11, 2025
Program guidelines have been revised for this intake. Please review carefully to ensure eligibility before applying
Implementing the Grasslands and Grazing Management BMP will result in:
- Increased productivity and economic gains
- Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
- Reduced stream-bank degradation
- Improved nutrient and water retention
- Improved biodiversity and wildlife habitat
- Improved soil and water quality
Intake Information
- The intake for this program is currently open; funding requests will be accepted from November 13, 2025, to 11:59PM on December 11, 2025.
- Applications must be received by December 11, 2025, to be considered for funding. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.
Eligible Applicants
- Agricultural Crown Land forage lease holders
- Association of Manitoba Community Pastures
- Indigenous primary producers and communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit
- Primary producers
Eligible Activities
- Development of a grazing management plan
- Rotational grazing infrastructure including permanent and temporary cross fencing, offsite watering.
- Tame pasture
- Native grasslands
- Convert marginal and high-risk annual cropland to permanent grassland (includes establishment of native or tame forages)
- Increasing the use of alfalfa or other locally adapted and persistent nitrogen-fixing perennial legumes in tame pasture and hay
- Brush management to reduce encroachment into grasslands
Project Timeline
- Projects shall start on, or after, April 1, 2026
- Projects must be completed by no later than September 30, 2027
Cost Share Funding
Eligible applicants can be reimbursed for up to 75 per cent of total approved eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 per project.
Additional Information and Documents
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Terms and Conditions Program Guide Applicant Information Form Application Worksheet Sample Agreement