Connecticut Farmland Restoration, Climate Resiliency & Preparedness (RRP) Grant (RRP)

The Farmland Restoration, Climate Resiliency & Preparedness (RRP) Grant gives Connecticut farmers matching funds for investments that make their farms more resilient to extreme weather and climate change. The work follows a Farmland Restoration and Climate Resiliency (FRCR) Plan that covers the whole farm and is approved by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (DoAg).

Funds can pay for equipment and other capital investments, and for farming practices with a lasting effect on the land's or the operation's resilience, as long as they are in the approved plan. RRP replaced the earlier Farmland Restoration Grant.

• Owners of Connecticut farmland, or tenants, lessees and permittees with the owner's approval.

• In the 2024 round, Group A was open to BIPOC, new and beginning (1–3 years of production) and veteran farmers, and Group B to all eligible farmers. Each applicant could submit one application, to one group.

Proposed for 2027: two options for farmers. The first pairs the farm with a soil scientist to write an FRCR Plan, worth about $6,000. The second adds money to carry out the plan's practices; DoAg's proposal gives that cap as $50,000 in one place and $100,000 in another. A 10% cost share, in cash or in kind, is required, and projects must be finished within 24 months.

2024 round: Group A could receive up to $50,000 and Group B up to $100,000, with matching funds required and the work done under a DoAg-approved FRCR Plan.

DoAg is restructuring RRP for 2027. Its FY2027 grant list gives an application period of October 1 to November 25, 2026, subject to change. As of November 4, 2026, the RRP page had not yet posted the 2027 guidance or application form, so check it before applying, and sign up for DoAg's Ag Report for release dates.

• About the Program

• FAQs

• Application Checklist

• Farmland Restoration Program Cost Summary Table 

• Agriculture, Forestry, and Wetlands Protection in CT 

• NRCS Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Compliance Guide

• Web Soil Survey: How to get a soil map and soil information

• Required Applicant Forms: W9, Vendor, Nondiscrimination, etc.  

• Affidavit of Completion

• Direct Deposit Form

• Program Application Process Flowchart