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2022 California Farmland Conservancy Program

Department of Conservation · 14717

Eligibility details

Please see guidelines for further details regarding eligible applicants.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 5%. Easement: A match component of either 1) not less than 5 percent of the value of the grant or (2) a landowner donation of not less than 10 percent of the fair market value of the agricultural conservation easement. Land Improvement: A match component of not less than 10% of the proposal’s total cost. Applications will be evaluated, in part, based on the amount of match funds and in-kind services provided.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP) is a statewide grant program that supports local efforts to establish agricultural conservation easements and land improvement projects for the purpose of preserving important agricultural land resources and enhancing sustainable agricultural uses. Eligible Project Type(s): Agricultural Conservation Easements: Grants to protect agricultural lands under threat of conversion to nonagricultural uses through the acquisition of voluntary, permanent agricultural conservation easements. Land Improvement Grants: Grants for the improvement of lands protected by a conservation easement or similar long-term conservation agreement as determined by the Department’s Director if the improvement will directly benefit the protected land. Please note: All grant applicants are required to submit a pre-proposal to the Department prior to applying. Pre-proposals will be reviewed to determine project eligibility, and technical assistance provided to facilitate the development of competitive grant applications. Applicants will be notified regarding their project’s eligibility following the pre-proposal review. Projects deemed eligible, or eligible with conditions, may be submitted as applications for further evaluation and scoring.

Funding geography: State of California

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.