Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP)

The Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP), authorized through General Statute 106-850, helps address nonpoint source pollution by providing technical and financial resources through a voluntary, incentive-based program designed to improve water quality through the installation of various best management practices (BMPs) on agricultural lands directly involved with agricultural production. It is administered by the NC Soil and Water Conservation Commission through local soil and water conservation districts. Applicants can be reimbursed up to 75 percent of a predetermined average cost for each BMP installed, with the applicant responsible for 25 percent of the costs (which may include existing material and labor). Cost share incentive payments are also available to encourage the use of certain agronomic best management practices.

Landowners or renters operating a Bonafide Farm for more than three years are eligible to participate.

Submit an application to your local soil and water conservation district. Applications are ranked based on resource concerns identified in the county. Some cost share and acreage restrictions may apply depending on the BMPs used, the type of operation, or policy set by the local district or the N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Commission.