Kentucky Horticulture Council Small Scale On-Farm Water Management Grant

The Small Scale On-Farm Water Management Grant is a cost-share grant from the Kentucky Horticulture Council that helps Kentucky specialty-crop farms fund water-management best management practices (BMPs). Awards cover up to 50% of eligible project costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per applicant. The program is funded through the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund/Board.

• Kentucky farms producing specialty crops for commercial sale

• At least $25,000 in gross farm income or at least 20% of income derived from farming for each of the prior two years

• Must have an established water source and at least one approved water-quantity BMP

• Limited to one applicant per household per year

Cost-share grant covering up to 50% of eligible project cost, capped at $10,000 per applicant (payment basis: cost-share %). Funds support water-management BMPs on qualifying Kentucky specialty-crop farms.

Apply through the Kentucky Horticulture Council. See the program guidelines page for the current application form, requirements, and cycle dates.

Program guidelines — Small Scale On-Farm Water Management Grant