The Ontario government is providing $1 million to support the province’s agricultural and horticultural societies that continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding is intended to help them continue to operate and support their efforts to educate people about the value and significance of agriculture in the province.
The funding with flow through the Agricultural and Horticultural Support and Recovery Funding Initiative and builds on previous investments of more than $7 million to assist these organizations during the pandemic.
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This initiative features two funding streams: Base Support Funding of $1,000 will be issued to all eligible Agricultural and Horticultural Societies to help support educational activities, and Hardship Funding, which will provide additional support (based on reported gate revenues from 2019) to help off-set operating losses, liabilities, and fixed overhead costs related to land and buildings.
Eligible agricultural and horticultural societies can expect to receive funding before March 31, 2022.
