The Friends of the Indiana County Conservation District (FICCD) is currently accepting applications for the 2024 Agriculture Small Grant Program.
Donor Name: Friends of the Indiana County Conservation District (FICCD)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Cambria County (PA), Indiana County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant program is made possible through the generous contributions of sponsorships, donations, and participants for the annual Thank a Farmer Dash 5k, 10k, and Family Fun Walk as well as other community driven charitable contributions.
The mission is to provide financial support to small farmers in Indiana and Cambria Counties for business plan development that focuses on sustainable farming models, including providing match funding for sustainable farming projects and the development of conservation best management practices.
Funding Information
Grant requests shall not exceed $1,500. Match is not required but recommended.
Uses of funds
Funds can be used to cover any of the following associated costs:
- Equipment, supplies, and materials necessary for implementing parts of a business plan.
- Construction activities associated with business, manure, nutrient Ag E&S, or conservation plans.
- Engineering Services including design and inspection costs.
- Professional Services including services such as business plan writing consultants, conservation, manure, nutrient, or Ag E&S plan writing consultants, land surveying, preparation of bid documents, construction inspections, archeological surveys, PNDI surveys, etc.
Eligible Projects
- High Priority Projects:
- Low to Medium Priority Projects (when requesting funding for these items, priority will be given to projects or costs that cannot be covered through other existing funding opportunities like ACAP, PACD Plan Reimbursement Program, Conservation Excellence Grant, NRCS Equip, etc.):
- Covering conservation planning costs associated with manure, nutrient, or agricultural erosion and sedimentation plans.
- Covering costs associated with implementing conservation best management practices associated with a conservation, manure, nutrient, agricultural erosion and sedimentation plan.
Eligible Applicants
Any agricultural producer or landowner where agricultural activities are occurring in Indiana and Cambria Counties.
For more information, visit FICCD.
