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The 2022 Water Fund is now closed. Please subscribe (bottom right) to be updated about our next funding round.

About the Water Fund

The Water Fund is an annual grant program that provides financial and technical assistance to:

  • Landowners for environmental projects on their land
  • Organizations for community-focused environmental projects on publicly accessible land

Eligibility

To be eligible, projects must:

  1. Implement an action from one of our lake management plans and have a positive impact on water quality in Kawartha Conservation's watershed
  2. Fall within one of our two eligible grant areas:
    • Kawartha Water Fund area
    • Scugog Water Fund area

Confirm your project is eligible by reviewing the full list of eligibility requirements:

  • Scugog Water Fund - Landowner Grant Eligibility Requirements
  • Kawartha Water Fund - Landowner Grant Eligibility Requirements
  • Kawartha Water Fund - Community Grant Eligibility Requirements

Important Dates

Application Deadline May 31st, 2022
Water Fund Review Committee Meeting June 2022
Applicants Notified June 30th, 2022 (latest)
Please be advised that a site visit may be required prior to a funding decision being made.

About landowner grants (currently closed)

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

About community grants (currently closed)

Project types

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

  • Brochure printing/distribution
  • Educational event/workshop
  • Demonstration site
  • Community native plant garden 
  • Community tree planting
  • Aquatic plant management
  • Invasive species management
  • Lake health monitoring

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For questions, or to book a consultation, send us an email or call 705-328-2271 x 242.

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