Agricultural Composting Improvement Grant Program (ACIP)

How to apply to the Agricultural Composting Improvement Program

Sean Bowen

The Details

What you need

The goal of the Agricultural Composting Improvement Program (ACIP) is to help agricultural composters improve the overall management of their agricultural composting operations and facilitate on-farm compost use. 

Who Can Apply: 

  • Registered agricultural composters
  • Agricultural composting farms exempt from registration 
  • Agricultural composters in the process of applying for registration prior to release of this grant 

Eligible Projects: 

New equipment or facility upgrades which meet the goals of the Program.
Project examples:

  • Screeners
  • Spreaders
  • Turners
  • Mixers
  • Windrow Covers
  • Compost Pads
  • Improved Technology Systems

Maximum Funding:

Maximum funding per applicant is 80% of total project or equipment costs up to a maximum of $50,000.

How to apply

If interested in applying to this Program, please refer to the Climate Smart Agriculture Program - the combined application for MDAR's Water, Climate, Environmental, Energy, Compost, and Food Safety funding programs. 

Climate Smart Agriculture Program

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