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Land Conservation Grant and Assistance Programs

Land Conservation Grant & Assistance Programs

Conservation Programs and Technical Resources

Click a state on the map to find federal and state grant/technical assistance programs offered in that state.

National Land Conservation Programs

These national land conservation funding and technical assistance programs are national in scope and the majority are offered by the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service.

The following federal assistance programs are designed to promote conservation activities, habitat protection or restoration on your land through grants, cost share, or technical assistance.

Department of Interior - Fish & Wildlife Service Programs

Fish Passage Program
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
Private Stewardship Grants Program
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program

Education Programs

Continuing Forestry Education Group
NatureBridge
Project Learning Tree - National
Society for Range Management
Thomas Daniels

Federal Incentives

Federal Reforestation Tax Credit and Amortization
Forest Legacy Program
Forest Stewardship Program

Grant Programs

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Keystone Initiatives
Organic Farming Research Foundation

Tax Incentives and Programs

Forest Legacy Program
Forest Stewardship Program

USDA - Forest Service Programs

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants

USDA - FSA Programs

Biomass Crop Assistance Program
Conservation Loan Program
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
Emergency Conservation Program
Livestock Assistance Grant Program
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program

USDA - NRCS Programs

Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
EQIP Organic Initiative
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

USDA Programs

Emergency Conservation Program
Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) *discontinued*
Forest Legacy Program
Forest Stewardship Program
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
National Organic Certification Cost Share Program
National Organic Program (NOP)

Project Updates

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $50 Million for Gulf Coast Restoration - Alabama

Agricultural Producers in Five States Will Help Improve Ecosystem Health of Gulf Coast
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1068
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Arkansas landowners have until Jan. 27 to sign up for USDA wetlands program - Arkansas

Arkansas landowners have until Jan. 27 to sign up to be considered for funding in 2012 for the Wetlands Reserve Program. State Conservationist Mike Sullivan says officials are particularly interested in restoring bottomland hardwoods and hydrology in the Lower Mississippi River, Red River and Arkansas River valleys.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1063
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting 2011 General EQIP Applications through Jan. 13, 2012 - Arkansas

Farmers and landowners in Arkansas have until Jan. 13, 2012, to submit applications to receive cost-share assistance to implement conservation activities through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2012 program year. Applicants can sign up at their local U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service field service center.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1066
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NRCS Announces Funding for Wetlands Conservation Assistance - Arkansas

Sign-Up Deadline is Jan. 27, 2012
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1072
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USDA Announces Additional $1.979 Million to address the StrikeForce Initiative in 25 Identified High Poverty Counties in Arkansas - Arkansas

USDA recently announced that the NRCS in Arkansas has received an additional $1.8 million in EQIP funding and $179,000 in WHIP funding to implement conservation practices in 25 identified high poverty rural counties in Arkansas through the USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1073
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USDA Announces Environmental Quality Incentives Program Sign-Up Deadline to address the StrikeForce Initiative in 25 Identified High Poverty Counties in Arkansas - Arkansas

Farmers and landowners in the 25 Arkansas StrikeForce Counties have until Feb. 13, 2012, to submit applications to receive cost-share assistance to implement conservation activities through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2012 program year. Applicants can sign up at their local U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service field service center.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1074
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NRCS has announced $23 million to protect grasslands in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana for sage grouse - Colorado

Dave White, Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced the availability of funds to conserve critical sage-grouse habitat in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. White made the announcement during the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association meeting in Denver. The funding is being made available through USDA’s Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP).
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=969
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NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - DC

Focused Approach Leverages Resources and Expertise, Accelerates Environmental Improvement to Build Strong Foundation for the Future
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1070
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NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - Delaware

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $50 Million for Gulf Coast Restoration - Florida

Agricultural Producers in Five States Will Help Improve Ecosystem Health of Gulf Coast
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1068
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $50 Million for Gulf Coast Restoration - Louisiana

Agricultural Producers in Five States Will Help Improve Ecosystem Health of Gulf Coast
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1068
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NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - Maryland

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $50 Million for Gulf Coast Restoration - Mississippi

Agricultural Producers in Five States Will Help Improve Ecosystem Health of Gulf Coast
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1068
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NRCS has announced $23 million to protect grasslands in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana for sage grouse - Montana

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2012 Agriculture Spending Bill - National

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved the fiscal year (FY) 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which funds NRCS Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) and Farm Bill conservation programs. The Committee approved a $19.78 billion FY 2012 spending bill, which is $138 million below FY 2011 levels but $2.7 billion above the House-passed FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill.
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USDA Announces Ranking Dates for Four Major Conservation Initiatives - National

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the ranking dates for the On-Farm Energy, Organic, Seasonal High Tunnel and Air Quality conservation initiatives. All four initiatives offer technical and financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1062
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Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by January 13 - National

USDA’s NRCS announced that the ranking period cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is January 13, 2012.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1067
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CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM SIGN-UP CURRENTLY UNDERWAY - Nebraska

Farm, ranch and forest land operators are encouraged to apply by Jan. 13, 2012.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1064
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USDA and Nebraska Announce Area Expansion for Platte-Republican CREP - Nebraska

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the state of Nebraska have agreed to expand the eligible land available to enroll in the Platte-Republican Resources Area Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1071
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NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - New Jersey

NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - New York

NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - Ohio

NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - Pennsylvania

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $50 Million for Gulf Coast Restoration - Texas

Agricultural Producers in Five States Will Help Improve Ecosystem Health of Gulf Coast
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=1068
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NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - Virginia

NRCS Deploys Technical Teams to Accelerate Conservation in Chesapeake Bay - West Virginia

Working Lands Initiative (WLI) includes a new program effective Jan. 1 - Wisconsin

The state hopes a new initiative to preserve farmland can "cluster farms together" and encourage farmers, businesses and local governments to invest in agriculture.
http://privatelandownernetwork.org/exchange/pun.aspx?id=479
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NRCS has announced $23 million to protect grasslands in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana for sage grouse - Wyoming

Learn About Conservation Districts

For over 65 years, conservation districts have worked in partnership with state and federal agencies and private organizations to deliver conservation assistance to private landowners nationwide. There are nearly 3000 conservation districts--one in almost every county. Now expanded to serve all the conservation needs of our nation, districts educate and help local citizens conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and other natural resources.Learn More »

Find your local Cooperative Extension office

The cooperative extension service is designed to help people use research based knowledge to improve their land. Administered through thousands of county extension offices, extension brings land-grant expertise to the most local of levels in affiliation with the state's designated land-grant universities.
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Find Your State's Wildlife Action Plan

For the following states, we have read through their complete wildlife action plans and have pulled out the information that is directly applicable to private landowners. Click on the state's name below to link to a synopsis of thier plan.

California Wildlife Action Plan synopsis
Iowa Wildlife Action Plan synopsis
Maine Wildlife Action Plan synopsis
Mississippi Wildlife Action Plan synopsis
Nebraska Wildlife Action Plan synopsis
Texas Wildlife Action Plan synopsis

Click a state on the map to link to that state's Wildlife Action Plan.

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