Kentucky On-Farm Conservation Support RCPP (Organic Association of Kentucky and Grow Appalachia)

A USDA NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program project delivered by Grow Appalachia and the Organic Association of Kentucky. It brings more than $3.8 million to Kentucky farmers and landowners for soil-health and conservation practices (e.g. cover crops, riparian forest buffers, pollinator habitat), paid at EQIP-like rates. OAK and Grow Appalachia staff give one-on-one help with conservation planning and NRCS applications.

• Eligible Kentucky farmers and landowners.

• Practices that advance soil health, conservation and weather-resilient production (cover crops, riparian forest buffers, pollinator habitat and more, per Grow Appalachia).

• Standard NRCS financial-assistance eligibility applies (applications go through NRCS).

Cost-share at rates similar to EQIP payment rates; financial incentives are taxable income.

Published amounts: This new project brings more than $3.8 million into Kentucky, directly for farmers and landowners to adopt conservation practices that advance and support soil health. Cost-share financial incentives similar to other NRCS EQIP opportunities and payment rates. Financial incentives are taxable income.

Kentucky farmers or landowners must submit their applications through their local USDA NRCS office. Contact OAK at conservation@oak-ky.org or use the 'Meet with Us' form; Grow Appalachia also has an RCPP interest form.

Deadline text on the page: OAK page: 'The next application ranking period will be Spring 2027.' Grow Appalachia page: 'The next application deadline is September 25, 2026. ... If you applied in spring 2026 and did not receive funding, you can apply again this fall.'