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The Kawartha Water Fund (KWF) and Scugog Water Fund (SWF) provide grants and technical assistance to:

  • landowners for environmental projects on their land
  • organizations for community-focused environmental projects. 

To be eligible, projects must:

  • implement an action from one of our lake management plans and have a positive impact on water quality of the Kawartha Lakes and their watersheds.
  • Fall within one of our two elilgible grant areas:
    • Kawartha Water Fund area
    • Scugog Water Fund area

 

 Apply for a landowner grant 

To apply for a landowner grant, you must:

  1. Make sure your project will occur in one of the water fund eligible grant areas
  2. Book a site visit
  3. Download and complete an application form
  4. Return completed application forms

Wait until your site visit is completed and your application is submitted before proceeding with your project. Work that proceeds prior to these steps, does not qualify for funding. Once your site visit has occurred and your application has been completed you may proceed with your project. Your project proposal will be reviewed and you will be notified whether your funding has been approved.

Project types

Landowner projects must be an action from your lake's management plan and have a positive impact on water quality. Examples include the following:

  • Farm stewardship projects
  • Shoreline naturalization and erosion protection
  • Healthy gardening projects
  • Well and septic system stewardship
  • Tree planting

A complete list of eligible projects can be found in the application form. 

Apply for Kawartha Water Fund landowner grant Apply for Scugog Water Fund landowner grant

Apply for a community grant

To apply for a community grant, you must:
  1. Make sure your project will occur in the Kawartha Water Fund area
  2. Contact our Special Projects Assistant to discuss your project idea
  3. Depending on the nature of your project, a site visit may be required. If so, book a site visit.
  4. Download and complete an application form
  5. Return completed application forms 

Once your site visit (if required) has occurred and your application has been completed you may proceed with your project. Your project proposal will be reviewed and you will be notified whether your funding has been approved.

Project types

The Kawartha Water Fund community grant helps organizations implement recommendations from lake management plans within the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Proposals may include the following:

  • Brochure printing/distribution
  • Educational event/workshop
  • Restoration project
  • Demonstration site
  • Community planting event
  • Urban stormwater management
  • Aquatic plant management
  • Invasive species management
  • Lake health monitoring
  • Reforestation
  • Urban stormwater best management practices

Apply for Kawartha Water Fund community grant 

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