What is Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF) — Agri-Food Programs?
Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF) — Agri-Food Programs is delivered by Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (delivers BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Sustainable CAP funding) as a grant. Funding is typically varies by stream; cost-shared on-farm and food-sector projects (Food Security Initiative envelope up to $120M). This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Varies by stream; cost-shared on-farm and food-sector projects (Food Security Initiative envelope up to $120M) |
|---|---|
| Cost share | Varies by stream (typically cost-shared) |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Grant |
| Delivered by | Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (delivers BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Sustainable CAP funding) |
| Available in | BC |
| Intake status | Open - several programs open; NTT HPAI Stream 1 ongoing until fully subscribed |
| Last verified | 2026-08-25 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: Agriculture, Food Processing, Seafood
- Eligible activities: On-farm beneficial management practices, extreme weather planning and assessments, climate adaptation, environmental farm plans, water infrastructure, food processing growth, traceability, agri-workforce supports
Watch out for
Non-BC operations; most streams require an active farm or food-sector business (some require a completed Environmental Farm Plan); some streams producer-only
Deadlines & how to apply
DOMAIN CHANGED: iafbc.ca now redirects to bciaf.ca. Any bookmarked iafbc.ca deep links will break. Currently OPEN: Novel Tools and Technology (NTT) HPAI Stream 1 for poultry producers, ongoing until fully subscribed with no fixed close date (NTT Stream 2 is not accepting applications); Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) Extreme Weather, Plans and Assessments stream only, closing Aug 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT, all other BMP categories closed for 2026/27; Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) requests, no close date; Livestock Waste Tissue Initiative (LWTI) expressions of interest, ongoing until fully subscribed; AgHR advisory. UPCOMING fall 2026: Agriculture Water Infrastructure Stream 2 (Community Projects) and Enhanced Replant Program. CLOSED for 2026/27: Climate Agri-Solutions Fund, Food Safety (reopens winter 2026), Traceability Adoption, Summer Student Bursary, RRIST, ISAT.
How NorthGrants helps with Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF) — Agri-Food Programs
Most business owners read about Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF) — Agri-Food Programs, see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.