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Natural Upland Area Rejuvenation and Enhancement
Climate Change and Environment
Natural Upland Area
Rejuvenation and Enhancement
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Accepting applications until 11:59 p.m. on November 6, 2025.
Program guidelines have been revised for this intake. Please review carefully to ensure eligibility before applying.
The purpose of the Natural Upland Area Rejuvenation and Enhancement BMP is to enhance natural areas, excluding wetland and riparian areas, for:
- Improved ecological function
- Enhanced wildlife habitat, corridors and biodiversity
- Increased carbon sequestration and soil health
- Managed soil salinity
- Increased water storage and reduced flooding
- Reduced soil erosion
Intake Information
- The intake for this program is currently open; funding requests will be accepted from October 9, 2025, to 11:59 p.m. on November 6, 2025.
- Applications must be received by November 6, 2025, to be considered for funding. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.
Eligible Applicants
Program is open to Manitoba Watershed Districts only
Eligible Activities
- Renovation and enhancement of natural upland areas
- Creation or widening of buffers (grasses, trees or shrubs) in agricultural fields adjacent to surface water sources, as well as other actions to protect existing riparian areas such as reshaping of edges and fields
- Establishment of pollinator strips or other perennial cover for pollinator habitat or other biodiversity purposes in fields or field margins of existing cropland (area planted with high value pollinator plants)
- Strip planting of perennial cover to create managed grassed waterways or to manage salinity within a field
- Erosion control and remediation including constructed works to reduce the vulnerability of soil at certain landscape positions and movement of topsoil to remediate erosion.
- Avoided conversion and maintenance of natural features on critical and/or at-risk agricultural landscapes such as grasslands and woodlots
Please refer to the program guide for details on eligible and ineligible expenses.
Project Timeline
- All projects shall start on April 1, 2026 or later.
- Project activities must be completed, and all reports must be submitted on or before September 30, 2027.
Cost Share Funding
Watershed Districts can be reimbursed for up to 100 per cent of total approved eligible costs.
- There is a $100,000 maximum funding cap per application worksheet.
Additional Information and Documents
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Terms and Conditions Program Guide Applicant Information Form Application Worksheet Budget Worksheet Sample Agreement