Browse Ambrook’s collection of funding programs by Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC)

Interested landowners complete the program's inquiry form, which asks for name, county, acreage, current land usage, resource concerns of interest, and contact information. As of September 2026 the online form is temporarily offline and the page directs inquiries to stacey.mobley@swcc.alabama.gov.

Stacey Mobley

The Black Belt Prairie Initiative (BBP) offers 29 conservation practices that restore and enhance the Black Belt's ecosystem by supporting biodiversity and improving soil health. Available in the 19 counties of the Black Belt region and surrounding areas, it helps landowners offset the cost of installing prairie conservation practices by providing a rebate on installation costs.



Landowners in the 19 counties of the Black Belt region and surrounding areas. The inquiry form collects name, county, acreage, current land usage, and practices of interest; no further eligibility criteria are published on the program page.

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Air Quality

Certification

High Tunnel

Landscape

Soil Health

Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat

Reduced Tillage

Fertilizer

Waste & Manure Management

Certified Organic

Certified Grassfed

Cover Crops

Weeds

Conservation

Regenerative

Carbon Capture

BBP provides a rebate on installation costs for 29 eligible NRCS conservation practices grouped by resource concern — for example 590 Nutrient Management; 314 Brush Management, 338 Prescribed Burning, 512 Pasture and Hay Planting, 528 Prescribed Grazing; 550 Range Planting; 391 Riparian Forest Buffer, 578 Stream Crossing, 642 Well; 383/394 fire and fuel breaks; 516 Livestock Pipeline, 533 Pumping Plant, 514 Watering Facility; and terrestrial-habitat practices (420 Wildlife Habitat Planting, 422 Hedgerow Planting, 612 Tree Planting, 645/647/649 habitat management, 666 Forest Stand Improvement). No rebate percentages, per-practice rates, or per-producer caps are published.

Applications are handled through the Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee and local Soil & Water Conservation Districts. The intake document is the Producer Questionnaire, which collects county, tillage method, cover-crop history, power source, water source, flow rate, and requested system type. Supporting documents include a Control of Land Agreement, a final irrigation design meeting NRCS specs, an ADECA-OWR Certificate of Use application, STAARS registration, and a signed Certification Completion Form.

Kathy Gotcher

Michael Helms

A collaborative effort led by the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ALSWCC) in partnership with USDA-NRCS, Auburn University, and the University of Alabama Huntsville. It helps Alabama farmers respond to unpredictable weather by promoting water-efficient irrigation systems such as drip, micro, and center-pivot irrigation — helping farmers increase irrigated acreage, conserve water, and reduce waste.



Agricultural producers in the program's planned watersheds — Choctawhatchee & Pea River, Middle Alabama River Basin, and Middle Tennessee — putting currently dry (rainfed) production land under irrigation. Producers must certify that they are not receiving any other federal funds for implementation of the project.

Irrigation

Water Quality

Waterway Protection

Wetland Conservation

HVAC

Lighting

Repairs

Español

Native Americans

People Of Color

Women

Water Management

Infrastructure

Historically Underserved

Funded with federal PL-83-566 (Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act) funds; reimburses producers for installed irrigation systems, capped at $250,000 per individual producer. Eligible items: power, pumps, pipes, water-source development or expansion, low-pressure center pivots, micro-irrigation, linear/lateral irrigation, tow/traveler irrigation, plasticulture, hand-moved/solid-set sprinklers, telemetry and remote operation, and up to three years of irrigation prescription and scheduling assistance. Adjusted cost-share rates are available for socially disadvantaged producers (percentage not published on the official ALSWCC source).

List of Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee (ASWCC) Funding Opportunities