| Title |
Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation |
| Agency |
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Administration
|
| Web |
http://www.ncadfp.org |
| Description |
The purpose of this grant program is to support the farming, forestry, and horticulture communities within the agriculture industry by: 1. Supporting the purchase of agricultural conservation easements (on farm, forest, and horticulture lands), including transaction costs. 2. Funding public and private enterprise programs that will promote profitable and sustainable family farms through assistance to farmers in developing and implementing plans for the production of food fiber, and value-added products, agritourism activities, marketing and sales of agricultural products produced on the farm, and other agriculturally related business activities. 3. Funding conservation agreements (on farm, forest, and horticulture lands) targeted at the active production of food, firber and other agricultural products. |
| Grantee Eligibility |
All farmers/landowners must be partnered with a non-profit conservation organization or a county agency. Non-profit conservation organizations must provide 30 percent matching funds from sources other than NC ADFP. Tier Two or Three Enterprise Counties with an approved Farmland Protection Plan in accordance with G.S. 106-744 (e) must provide 15 percent of matching funds and those without must provide 30 percent matching funds. Tier One Enterprise Counties with an approved Farmland Protection Plan in accordance with G.S. 106-744 (e) are not required to provide matching funds and those without must provide 30 percent matching funds. |
| Fund |
13700-1011 |
| State |
$1,666,000.00 |
| Federal |
Federal Amount not specified |
| Other |
Other Amount not specified |
| Funding Year |
2012-2014 |
| Keywords |
soil and water conservation, conservation, land management |
| Assistance |
project grants |
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