• Mi’kmaq First Nations and other Indigenous Organizations
• Agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers
• Community Pastures

Completed applications may be submitted online, or via mail or email ofcaf@peifa.ca to the Program Officer.

Inquiries can be sent to: rkhan@peifa.ca or mmoynagh@peifa.ca

• • 2024 Cover Cropping Application Form
  • 2024 Advanced Grazing Management Application Form
  • 2024 Nitrogen Management Application Form

• • 2025 Cover Cropping Application Form
  • 2025 Advanced Grazing Management Application Form
  • 2025 Nitrogen Management Application Form

View a recording of an information session on OFCAF: HERE

Applications will be considered in order received and only complete applications will be considered.

2024 Funding

Eligible projects will be those from the 2024 program year (April 1, 2024-March 31, 2025). Approved purchases must be complete by March 31st, 2025. Project implementation must be complete by June 30th, 2025. Projects will considered in the order received.

2025 Funding

The On Farm Climate Action Fund will begin accepting new rotational grazing, nutrient management and cover cropping project applications on April 21, 2025.

Contact the PEIFA Climate Action Specialist team for application assistance at ofcaf@peifa.ca or 902-368-7289

1. 1. Expanding adoption of cover cropping
   2. Improving nitrogen management practices
   3. Improving grazing management (adopting rotational grazing)

Find relevant extension events on our events page. 

List of nutrient management planners as of 2021 – HERE

Nitrogen management plan worksheet PDF version HERE – EXCEL version HERE

Further resources around nutrient management planning – HERE

Specific PDF on how to develop NMP – HERE

Find a Professional Agrologists on PEI.

Download the OFCAF Reporting Form.

Through the On-Farm Climate Action Fund, agrologists residing in Prince Edward Island are eligible to receive support for the purpose of attending a conference or course. The conference bursary supports travel (flight, rentals or buses), accommodation during the duration of the conference, and registration. The conference bursary does not include costs associated with food.

To be eligible to receive this funding, the conference or course must be in alignment with one or more of the three Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) that are part of the OFCAF program, namely Improved Nitrogen Management, Cover Cropping or Rotational Grazing.

There is a limited amount of funding, and applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Eligible applicants must be professional agrologists working in Prince Edward Island. Successful applicants will be required to carry out one knowledge transfer activity (KTT), sharing what they have learned with producers in conjunction with PEI Federation of Agriculture.

To apply for this bursary, please complete this form. You will be notified in 8 business days if your application has been approved, and funding will be set aside to support your professional development.

Additional information, including eligible expenses and claim details or if you have any questions, please reach out to rchappell@peifa.ca. (edited) 

For a good cover of the soil, it is necessary to go early with the seasons and start seeding cover crops by the end of August until the end of September or mid-October. To be eligible for the cover cropping funding, your cover crop has to be 6 inches tall on the ground. Please remember, that you cannot harvest your crop, and it should be on the ground for the season. Try to use as little seed as necessary for a cover crop to grow as a cover on the ground.

Cover cropping projects will be audited this fall to confirm compliance before funds are issued. Projects that fail to meet the 6” of cover will not receive funding. Please consider the timing, seed rate, and species selection of your cover crop to ensure cover is achieved. Please use this as an example of cover crop species strategies: