List of Agricultural Funding for Water Management
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Acequia and Community Ditch Fund (New Mexico)
New Mexico Department of Agriculture

ACRE3 Agricultural Energy Efficiency
Colorado Department of Agriculture

ACRE3 Irrigation Hydropower Programs
Colorado Department of Agriculture

Ag PACE (Ag PACE)
Bank of North Dakota

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Wetland Reserve Easements
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Agriculture Best Management Practices Loan Program (AgBMP)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Alabama Irrigation Initiative (ALII)
Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee

California State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

California SWEEP Block Grant (SWEEP Block Grant)
California Department of Food and Agriculture

Community Water Quality Improvement Grants
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Conservation Buffer Initiative / Tree Planting Incentives
Maryland Department of Agriculture · Due Apr 30

Conservation Excellence Grant Program (CEG)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) — Indiana
Indiana State Department of Agriculture

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) — North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Conservation Stewardship Program: Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

County Agricultural Incentives Program (CAIP)
Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Delaware Buffer Incentive Program (Chesapeake Bay Watershed)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Delaware Community Conservation Assistance Program (DeCAP)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Delaware Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Farm Service Agency

Direct Farm Operating Loan
Farm Service Agency

Ecosystem Incentives Program — Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture

Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program (Proposition 1)
Delta Conservancy

Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Farm Service Agency

Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Farm Service Agency

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts (EQIP-CIC)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP High Tunnel System Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service

EQIP Organic Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Farm Ownership Loans
Farm Service Agency

Farmable Wetlands Program
Farm Service Agency

Farmer-Led Fund for Watershed Improvement
Sand County Foundation

Farmstead Best Management Practices Program (BMP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Forest Legacy Program (FLP)
Forest Service

Guaranteed Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency

Hawaii Qualified Farmer Loan
Hawaii Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity

Illinois Ag Invest Long-Term Agriculture Loan Program
Illinois State Treasurer

Iowa Incentive Payments for Conservation Practices
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Iowa State Revolving Loan Fund
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Iowa Stormwater Best Management Practice Loans
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

Irrigation System Conversion Grant Program
Delaware Electric Cooperative

Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (JCLRP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Service

KAFC Agricultural Infrastructure Loan Program (AILP)
Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Kentucky Horticulture Council Small Scale On-Farm Water Management Grant
Kentucky Horticulture Council

Mad Agriculture Perennial Fund
Mad Agriculture

Maine Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Maine PFAS Farm Testing Reimbursement Payment Program
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Maine PFAS Farm Water Treatment Program
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF)
Maryland Department of Agriculture

Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share Program (MACS)
Maryland Department of Agriculture

Maryland Urban Agriculture Commercial Lending Incentive Grant
Maryland Agriculture & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation

Microloan Programs
Farm Service Agency

Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Montana Rural Assistance Loans
Montana Department of Agriculture

Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP)
California Department of Conservation

National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Funding
Delta Conservancy

Nebraska Buffer Strip Program
Nebraska Department of Agriculture

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program (NIFA)
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority

Nebraska Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment

Nebraska Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment

New York Watershed Micro Grants Program
New York City Watershed Agricultural Council

Nutrient Management Loan Program (NMLP)
Finance Authority of Maine

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Small Grant
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Due Apr 15

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (PFW)
Fish and Wildlife Service

Pennsylvania Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Pennsylvania Small Business Advantage Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Due Mar 19

Plank Stewardship Initiative Short Notice Grant
Plank Stewardship Initiative

SADC Soil & Water Conservation Grants
New Jersey Department of Agriculture

Seeding and Filter Strip Program (SFS)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Series I Farm Real Estate Loans
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Source by Indigo (Market+ Source)
Indigo Ag

Steward Loans
Steward

Stream Protection Practices
Maryland Department of Agriculture

StreamCare
East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

Surface Water Matching Planning Grants
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Tennessee Riparian Incentives Program (TRIP)
Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Fish and Wildlife Service

Utah Grazing Improvement Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Due Dec 31

Vermont Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, Farm Service Agency

Vermont Farm Agronomic Practices Grant (FAP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Due Apr 1

Vermont Pasture and Surface Water Fencing Program (PSWF)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Vermont Seeding and Filter Strip Program (SFS)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Water Analysis Cost Share Program
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Water Conservation Field Services Program
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Water Well Trust Water Access Program
Water Well Trust

WaterSMART Initiative (WSI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Wetland Reserve Easement (WREP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Wisconsin Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Wisconsin Soil and Water Resource Management Grants (SWRM)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Opens Dec 14

Illinois Cover Crop Premium Discount Program
Illinois Department of Agriculture · Opens Dec 15

Alabama Irrigation Tax Credit (Qualified Irrigation System and Reservoir System Tax Credit)
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries · Closed Feb 27

BirdReturns Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Jun 22

BirdReturns Summer Wetland Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Feb 1

Capital Equipment Assistance Program (CEAP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Jul 15

Clean Water Indiana (CWI) Grant Program
Indiana State Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 3

Colorado Boulder County Sustainable Food and Agriculture Fund
Boulder County Department of the Environment · Closed Aug 24

Colorado Natural Resources Matching Grants Program
Colorado Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 1

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Jul 27

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed May 1

County Fairs Water Infrastructure Capital Improvement Grant
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · Closed Jun 15

Cover Crop Program
Maryland Department of Agriculture · Closed Jul 17

Delaware Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant Program
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control · Closed Mar 6

Delaware Section 319 Grants
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control · Closed Mar 6

Drinking Water Source Protection Grant Program (DWSP)
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Dec 12

Enhancing Gulf Waters Through Forested Watershed Restoration RESTORE Landowner Incentive Program
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Mar 27

Florida BMP Cost Share Program
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Jun 30

H2Ohio Agricultural Incentive Program
Ohio Department of Agriculture · Closed Sep 15

Iowa Urban Conservation Projects Grant
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship · Closed May 22

Kentucky Small Scale Farm Grant
Kentucky State University · Closed Oct 1

Klamath Water Quality Improvements Grant Program
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed May 11

Long Island Aquaculture Infrastructure Grant Round 2
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Farm and Food Growth Fund · Closed Jan 5

Maine Farmers Drought Relief Fund (FDRF)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry · Closed Feb 13

Massachusetts Agricultural Climate Resiliency & Efficiencies Program
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed May 7

Massachusetts Agricultural Environmental Enhancement Program
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed May 7

Minnesota Nutrient Management Initiative (NMI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 15

New Hampshire Conservation Grant Program (Moose Plate)
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food · Closed Sep 11

New York Farm Viability Grant Program
New York Farm Viability Institute · Closed Oct 30

North Central SARE Research and Education Grant
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education · Closed Dec 4

North Dakota Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program
North Dakota Department of Water Resources · Closed Oct 28

ONE RED Irrigation Engine Program
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment · Closed Jan 16

Oregon Noxious Weed Grant Program
Oregon State Weed Board · Closed Dec 19

OWEB Restoration Grants
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Aug 3

OWEB Technical Assistance Grants (TA)
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Aug 3

OWEB Water Acquisition Grants
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Oct 14

Pennsylvania Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · Closed Jun 22

Ranching for Rivers
Montana Association of Conservation Districts · Closed Sep 30

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Aug 24

State Waterbank Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 30

Upland Management Agreements (UMA)
California Waterfowl Foundation · Closed Mar 29

Utah Agricultural Voluntary Incentive Program (AgVIP)
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Jun 22

Utah Agricultural Water Optimization Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Jan 31

Utah Salinity Control Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Sep 1

Vermont Agricultural Clean Water Initiative Program (AgCWIP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Jan 9

Vermont Farm and Forest Water Quality Grant
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board · Closed Jan 14

Vermont Pay for Performance Program (VPFP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Jul 15

Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund
Tilth Alliance · Closed Feb 23

Water Bank Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed May 15