The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the Department) invites applications for financial assistance in the development of County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plans.
Donor Name: Department of Agriculture and Markets
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Size of the Grant: 50,000 – $100,000
Grant Duration: 18 Months
Details:
The purpose of these programs is to fund local initiatives that are intended to maintain the economic viability of the State’s agricultural industry and its supporting land base and to protect the environment and landscape preservation values associated with agriculture
Funding Information
- For this funding cycle, the Department has allocated $600,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund for Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grants. The maximum funding available to a county to develop a new or updated county agricultural and farmland protection plan is set at $50,000 or $100,000 for two counties applying jointly.
- Projects should be completed within eighteen (18) months of contract approval.
Project Eligibility
Projects involving agricultural and farmland protection planning activities that result in the creation of a new county agricultural and farmland protection plan or the revision of a previously approved plan are eligible for funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any New York county that has established an agricultural and farmland protection board and has not already prepared an agricultural and farmland protection plan that has been approved by the Commissioner is eligible to apply for funding under this RFA.
- A county that has an agricultural and farmland protection plan that has been approved by the Commissioner may apply for funding under this RFA for planning activities related to the updating of their current plan or development of a new plan if it has been at least 120 months (10 Years) from the date of such approval.
- For either type of application, two eligible counties may apply jointly. If applying jointly, one county must be designated as the lead county for contract purposes.
For more information, visit County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Planning Grants.
