Financial Assistance

Programs Available for Land Owners

Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Special Projects

100% funding to develop an approved Act 38 Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) for all volunteer livestock operations.
No –till conversion funding available for 150 acres.
$15 per acre to convert tilled fields to no- till.
Contact Josh Keister for more information.

319 Grant for Buffalo Creek Watershed Farms and Stream Improvement Program

Improve your operation while helping to improve an impaired stream in the Buffalo Creek Watershed. 75% to 100% cost-share funding available to the landowner for installing agricultural best management practices (BMPs) that benefit water quality such as:

Manure management systems
Stream buffers
Barnyard runoff controls
Conservation Plan development
Rotational grazing systems
Diversions and waterways
Streambank fencing and crossings
Nutrient Management Plan development

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Streambank Fencing Program

100% funding available for farmers to install stone stream crossings where animals pasture along a water course and also an animal water system. Require fence setbacks to be an average of 35 feet from the streambank.
Please call Mark Donovan at the DEP Regional Office, 570-327-3707

Streamside Buffer Easement - Growing Greener Grant

Funding will pay landowner to install and permanently protect though a conservation easement riparian buffers of 35 feet to 100 feet along agricultural streams as follows:

$3,000 per acre for first tier: allowed to make hay.
$4,000 per acre for second tier: grasses/shrub plantings.
$6,400 to $6,500 for third tier: all tree plantings.

Contact Shanon Burkland Stamm for more information.

Ag Land Preservation Program

A competitive conservation easement program which pays landowners the difference between market value and farmland value. The easement places permanent deed restrictions on the property that significantly restrict development on the land. Easement values vary, but generally range from $1300 - $2000/acre.
Contact Cindy Kahley for more information.


Home About Us Mission Statement Staff Board of Directors Associate Directors Nominating Org. Programs & Services Events Forms Publications Financial Assistance Links	Financial Assistance Programs Available for Land Owners Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Special Projects 100% funding to develop an approved Act 38 Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) for all volunteer livestock operations. No –till conversion funding available for 150 acres. $15 per acre to convert tilled fields to no- till. Contact Josh Keister for more information. 319 Grant for Buffalo Creek Watershed Farms and Stream Improvement Program Improve your operation while helping to improve an impaired stream in the Buffalo Creek Watershed. 75% to 100% cost-share funding available to the landowner for installing agricultural best management practices (BMPs) that benefit water quality such as: Manure management systems Stream buffers Barnyard runoff controls Conservation Plan development Rotational grazing systems Diversions and waterways Streambank fencing and crossings Nutrient Management Plan development Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Streambank Fencing Program 100% funding available for farmers to install stone stream crossings where animals pasture along a water course and also an animal water system. Require fence setbacks to be an average of 35 feet from the streambank. Please call Mark Donovan at the DEP Regional Office, 570-327-3707 Streamside Buffer Easement - Growing Greener Grant Funding will pay landowner to install and permanently protect though a conservation easement riparian buffers of 35 feet to 100 feet along agricultural streams as follows: $3,000 per acre for first tier: allowed to make hay. $4,000 per acre for second tier: grasses/shrub plantings. $6,400 to $6,500 for third tier: all tree plantings. Contact Shanon Burkland Stamm for more information. Ag Land Preservation Program A competitive conservation easement program which pays landowners the difference between market value and farmland value. The easement places permanent deed restrictions on the property that significantly restrict development on the land. Easement values vary, but generally range from $1300 - $2000/acre. Contact Cindy Kahley for more information.
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