List of Agricultural Funding for Waterway Protection
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Direct Farm Operating Loan
Farm Service Agency
- LoanGeneralEquipmentAnimal PurchaseDiversificationMarketingProcessingFeedSeedFertilizerCash RentHousingConstructionInfrastructureRepairsPest ManagementStorageLegal & FinanceWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionWater QualityConservationTrainingImmigrantsCSARefinancingReduced TillageNationalAny
Acequia and Community Ditch Fund (New Mexico)
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
- GrantWater ManagementConservationLegal & FinanceResearchNM
ACRE3 Irrigation Hydropower Programs
Colorado Department of Agriculture
- GrantCost ShareLoanHydro PowerAlternative EnergyIrrigationConservationWater ManagementEquipmentCOAny
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementCost ShareConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildlife & Pollinator HabitatEducationRecreationWetland ConservationNationalAny
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: Wetland Reserve Easements
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementCost ShareConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildlife & Pollinator HabitatEducationRecreationWetland ConservationNationalAny
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareConservationDiversificationMarketingSoil HealthCertified OrganicWater QualityIrrigationForest ManagementInfrastructureWaterway ProtectionTransitionFertilizerWetland ConservationPest ManagementTreesCTDEHIMEMDMANVNHNJNYPARIUTVTWVWYAny
Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareWater ManagementWater QualityConservationNC
Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP)
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareWater QualityConservationWaterway ProtectionNC
Alabama Irrigation Initiative (ALII)
Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee
- Cost ShareIrrigationWater ManagementEquipmentSocially DisadvantagedAL
California State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Cost ShareIrrigationWater ManagementEnergy EfficiencyClimate-SmartCA
California SWEEP Block Grant (SWEEP Block Grant)
California Department of Food and Agriculture
- GrantIrrigationWater ManagementEnergy EfficiencyTechnical AssistanceNon-ProfitCA
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) — North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Cost ShareWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildlife & Pollinator HabitatConservationNC
Conservation Stewardship Program: Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CSP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatAgroforestrySoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionStewardshipNationalAny
County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) (CAIP)
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareInfrastructureFencingWater ManagementValue-Added ProductsMarketingKY
Delaware Buffer Incentive Program (Chesapeake Bay Watershed)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- Cost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatConservationDE
Delaware Community Conservation Assistance Program (DeCAP) (DeCAP)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- Cost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionConservationTreesDE
Delaware Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Farm Service Agency
- Cost ShareConservationWater QualityWetland ConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWaterway ProtectionDE
Ecosystem Incentives Program — Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionTreesConservationSilvopastureMD
Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program (Proposition 1)
Delta Conservancy
- GrantWater QualityConservationWater ManagementNon-ProfitCA
Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Farm Service Agency
- Cost ShareGrantConservationRepairsDisaster ReliefEmergencyWater ManagementDroughtLand DamageFence or Structure DamageHurricaneNationalAny
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Cost ShareGrantDisaster ReliefWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWildfireHurricaneNationalAny
EQIP High Tunnel System Initiative
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareHigh TunnelConservationSoil HealthAlternative EnergyPlant HealthAir QualityIrrigationPest ManagementWeedsLocal FoodWaterway ProtectionCover CropsNutrient ManagementNationalAny
Farm Ownership Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanLand & OwnershipInfrastructureConservationWater QualitySoil HealthConstructionBuildingsWaterway ProtectionLegal & FinanceWomenNationalAny
Farmable Wetlands Program
Farm Service Agency
- EasementWaterway ProtectionWetland ConservationConservationWater ManagementWater QualityFloodWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWaste & CompostNationalAny
Farmstead Best Management Practices Program (BMP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cost ShareGrantWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWaste & CompostWaste & Manure ManagementWater ManagementVTAny
Forest Legacy Program (FLP)
Forest Service
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationForest ManagementWaterway ProtectionNationalForestry
Guaranteed Farm Loans
Farm Service Agency
- LoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipAnimal PurchaseInfrastructureConstructionRepairsWater QualitySoil HealthConservationLegal & FinanceEquipmentSeedWater ManagementHousingInputsPest ManagementFeedRefinancingNationalAny
Iowa Incentive Payments for Conservation Practices
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
- Cost ShareConservationSoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionIAAny
Iowa State Revolving Loan Fund
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
- LoanWaterway ProtectionIAAny
Iowa Stormwater Best Management Practice Loans
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
- LoanWater QualityWaterway ProtectionSoil HealthLandscapeIAAny
Kentucky Horticulture Council Small Scale On-Farm Water Management Grant
Kentucky Horticulture Council
- Cost ShareWater ManagementConservationKY
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionMSAny
Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) (MLRP)
California Department of Conservation
- GrantWater ManagementConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatLandscapeCA
National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementSoil HealthConservationNationalAny
Nebraska Buffer Strip Program
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWetland ConservationConservationNE
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program (NIFA)
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
- DiscountLoanBeginning FarmersLand & OwnershipWater ManagementBuildingsInfrastructureEquipmentAnimal PurchaseNEAny
Nebraska Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
- GrantWater QualityWater ManagementNE
Nebraska Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionConservationNon-ProfitNE
New York Watershed Micro Grants Program
New York City Watershed Agricultural Council
- GrantWater QualityWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionNYAny
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Small Grant
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Due Apr 15
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationWater ManagementIrrigationORAny
OWEB Water Acquisition Grants
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Due Oct 14
- GrantWater ManagementWater QualityWaterway ProtectionConservationOR
Plank Stewardship Initiative Short Notice Grant
Plank Stewardship Initiative
- GrantStewardshipLand & OwnershipTrainingSuccessionConservationWaterway ProtectionWater QualityCover CropsHistorically UnderservedWomenWildlife & Pollinator HabitatSoil HealthMTWYAny
Seeding and Filter Strip (SFS) Program (SFS)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cost ShareGrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionSoil HealthConservationVT
Source by Indigo (Market+ Source)
Indigo Ag
- Environmental MarketSupply Chain CarbonWater ManagementReduced InputsBiofuelNational
Steward Loans
Steward
- LoanFundraisingRegenerativeDigital TechnologyCrowdfundingConservationSocially DisadvantagedFood SystemsSoil HealthWaterway ProtectionCarbon CaptureNationalAny
Stream Protection Practices
Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Cost ShareWaterway ProtectionWater QualityFencingGrazing ManagementMD
StreamCare
East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
- Cost ShareWaterway ProtectionTreesWeedsConservationOR
Surface Water Matching Planning Grants
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementDE
Tennessee Riparian Incentives Program (TRIP) (TRIP)
Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
- Cost ShareWaterway ProtectionConservationTreesTN
Utah Grazing Improvement Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Due Dec 31
- Cost ShareGrazing ManagementWaterway ProtectionSoil HealthPredator ControlUTAny
Vermont Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, Farm Service Agency
- Cost ShareWater QualityConservationWaterway ProtectionRental IncomeVT
Vermont Pasture and Surface Water Fencing Program (PSWF)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- GrantCost ShareWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionFencingFence or Structure DamageRecreationVTAnyLivestock
Vermont Seeding and Filter Strip Program (SFS)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cost ShareWater QualitySoil HealthWaterway ProtectionConservationVT
Water Conservation Field Services Program
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Cost ShareGrantConservationWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWetland ConservationWater ManagementIrrigationEquipmentGreenhouseNationalAny
Water Well Trust Water Access Program
Water Well Trust
- LoanWater ManagementWater QualityNationalAny
Watershed Coordinator Program
California Department of Conservation
- GrantWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionForest ManagementNon-ProfitCA
WaterSMART Initiative (WSI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- GrantDroughtWater ManagementWAORCANVIDMTWYUTAZCONMNEKSOKTXHI
Wetland Reserve Easement (WREP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater QualityEducationRecreationWetland ConservationNationalAny
Wisconsin Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Cost ShareEasementWaterway ProtectionWater QualityWetland ConservationConservationWI
Wisconsin Soil and Water Resource Management (SWRM) Grants (SWRM)
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- GrantConservationNutrient ManagementWater ManagementTechnical AssistanceWI
Alabama Irrigation Tax Credit (Qualified Irrigation System and Reservoir System Tax Credit)
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries · Closed Feb 27
- DiscountIrrigationEquipmentWater ManagementAL
BirdReturns Late Summer Farmlands Habitat Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Jun 22
- Environmental MarketWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationWater ManagementCAWheatTomatoesPotatoesSunflowersSafflowerCornRice
BirdReturns Summer Wetland Program
The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership · Closed Feb 1
- Environmental MarketWetland ConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater ManagementCA
Capital Equipment Assistance Program (CEAP)
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets · Closed Jul 15
- GrantEquipmentWaste & Manure ManagementWater ManagementWater QualityWaste & CompostVTAny
Conservation Buffer Initiative / Tree Planting Incentives
Maryland Department of Agriculture · Closed Apr 30
- Cost ShareAgroforestryTreesSilvopastureHedgerowsWaterway ProtectionMD
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Farm Service Agency · Closed May 1
- EasementCost ShareConservationWater QualitySoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWaterway ProtectionLandscapeWetland ConservationTreesNationalAny
Delaware Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant Program
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control · Closed Mar 6
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementConservationDEAny
Delaware Section 319 Grants
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control · Closed Mar 6
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementConservationPest ManagementConstructionDEAny
Florida BMP Cost Share Program
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services · Closed Jun 30
- Cost ShareWater ManagementWater QualityConservationFL
Fruit Guys Community Fund
The Fruit Guys · Closed Jan 30
- GrantBeginning FarmersSmall ProducersWater ManagementWater QualitySoil HealthEnergy EfficiencyFood SystemsSocially DisadvantagedCommunity GardensLocal FoodNationalAny
Illinois Cover Crop Premium Discount Program
Illinois Department of Agriculture · Closed Jan 15
- DiscountCover CropsWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionWater QualityFertilizerRegenerativeILCover Crops
Iowa Urban Conservation Projects Grant
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship · Closed May 22
- GrantCost ShareWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWater ManagementIAAny
Long Island Aquaculture Infrastructure Grant Round 2
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Farm and Food Growth Fund · Closed Jan 5
- GrantWater ManagementWater QualityNYAquaculture
Maine Farmers Drought Relief Fund (FDRF)
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry · Closed Feb 13
- Cost ShareDroughtWater ManagementInfrastructureDisaster ReliefME
Massachusetts Agricultural Climate Resiliency & Efficiencies Program
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources · Closed May 7
- GrantLocal FoodNutrition & Food SafetySoil HealthWaterway ProtectionWater QualityEnergy EfficiencyAlternative EnergyMAAny
Minnesota Nutrient Management Initiative (NMI)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture · Closed Mar 15
- GrantWaste & CompostWater ManagementFertilizerWater QualityTrialsWaste & Manure ManagementNutrient ManagementMNCorn
Oregon Noxious Weed Grant Program
Oregon State Weed Board · Closed Dec 19
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWeedsWetland ConservationORAny
OWEB Restoration Grants
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board · Closed Aug 3
- GrantWater QualityWaterway ProtectionWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationNon-ProfitOR
Ranching for Rivers
Montana Association of Conservation Districts · Closed Sep 30
- Cost ShareGrantWater ManagementWaterway ProtectionConservationWeedsCertified GrassfedFencingEquipmentInfrastructureStorageMTLivestock
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed Aug 24
- EasementGrantCost ShareConservationLand & OwnershipWater QualityCertified GrassfedWaterway ProtectionWeatherForest ManagementCarbon CaptureWildfireSoil HealthWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWetland ConservationNationalAny
State Waterbank Program
North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Closed Jun 30
- Cost ShareWetland ConservationWildlife & Pollinator HabitatWater ManagementConservationND
Utah Agricultural Water Optimization Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Jan 31
- GrantCost ShareWater ManagementUTAny
Utah Salinity Control Program
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Closed Sep 1
- GrantCost ShareConservationWater QualityWaterway ProtectionUTAny
Washington State Organic and Sustainable Farming Fund
Tilth Alliance · Closed Feb 23
- GrantConservationSoil HealthWater QualityWaterway ProtectionCover CropsWildlife & Pollinator HabitatCertified OrganicRegenerativeCarbon CaptureWetland ConservationWAAny
Water Bank Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service · Closed May 15
- EasementWater QualitySoil HealthConservationWaterway ProtectionWeatherWetland ConservationWater ManagementMNNDSDAny