The Additional Conservation Easement Purchase Funds allow grantees with existing conservation easement grant contracts through the Standard Conservation Easement Appraisal Program to add funds to the conservation easement purchase line item if partner funding is not awarded or there is an increase in appraisal value.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/29/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The mission of the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation (ADFP) Trust Fund’s competitive grant opportunities aim to fund projects that encourage the preservation of qualifying agricultural, horticultural, and forestlands to foster the growth, development, and sustainability of family farms. The Additional Conservation Easement Purchase Funds application process is how the ADFP Trust Fund assesses and ranks requests for additional funding for open grant contracts if partner funding is not awarded or there is an increase in appraisal value.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Currently hold an existing conservation easement grant contract.
- Applicant must be considered Low Risk according to the N.C. ADFP Trust Fund Grantee Risk Assessment Guide.
- Additional funds were not previously awarded on the easement application.
- Grantees are ineligible for additional funds if the request increases the percentage of easement purchase value without a formal denial of a grant application for conservation easement purchase funding from federal, local, nonprofit, or private sources.
- All applications are restricted to the conservation easement purchase line item. Grant awards cannot exceed 50 percent of the estimated or appraised value of the conservation easement purchase.
- The ADFP Trust Fund grants for the purchase of the conservation easement are limited to 50 percent or less of the appraised value of the conservation easement purchase.
- This application provides a one-time opportunity to add easement purchase funds to an existing conservation easement contract.
For more information, visit NCDACS.
