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: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Agriculture and Markets Law (AML) authorizes the Commissioner to maintain a state agricultural and farmland protection program to provide financial and technical assistance, within funds available, to assist counties and municipalities in developing agricultural and farmland protection plans and to assist both in the implementation of such plans. 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 environmental 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. 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.
Grant Period
Projects should be completed within eighteen (18) months of contract approval.
Eligible Costs
Funds distributed pursuant to this RFA may be used for any of the following purposes directly related to the completion of a county agricultural and farmland protection plan:
- Personal services, including fringe benefits for professional, secretarial, and legal services related directly to the development of the plan;
- Consultant services (professional, technical,operational);
- Travel (at State government rates);
- Conducting public hearings;
- Expendable supplies;
- Printing;
- And communication.
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 which 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.
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