The Indiana County Conservation District is seeking applications for its Agriculture Small Grant Program 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.
Donor Name: Indiana County Conservation District
State: Pennsylvania
Counties:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,500
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.
Funding Information
Grant requests shall not exceed $1,500. Match is not required but recommended.
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 Use 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 survices such as business plan writing consultants, conservation, manure, nutrient, or Ag E&S plan writing consultants, land surveying, preparation of bid documents, construction inspections, archaological surveys, PNDI surveys, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
Any agricultural producer or landowner where agricultural activities are occurring in Indiana and Cambria Counties.
For more information, visit Agriculture Small Grant.
