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FPIG is routinely offered as a statewide grant round in the spring of even-numbered years. On occasion, FPIG may also be offered to address topically specific or otherwise timely farmland protection implementation activities.

David Behm

The Farmland Protection Implementation Grants (FPIG) Program provides financial assistance to counties, municipalities, soil and water&#x2004;conservation districts, and land trusts to enable them to implement farmland protection activities consistent with local agricultural and farmland protection plans, including those created through the [Farmland Protection Planning Grants](https://agriculture.ny.gov/land-and-water/farmland-protection-planning-grants-program) Program. The most frequently funded activity is the purchase of development rights (PDR) on individual farms. However, FPIG may also award funding to enable other implementation activities, such as amendments to local laws affecting agriculture, option agreements (which lead to PDR), and covering the transaction costs of donated agricultural conservation easements.



The Farmland Protection Implementation Grants (FPIG) Program provides financial assistance to counties, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, and land trusts to enable them to implement farmland protection activities consistent with local agricultural and farmland protection plans, including those created through the Farmland Protection Planning Grants Program. The most frequently funded activity is the purchase of development rights (PDR) on individual farms. However, FPIG may also award funding to enable other implementation activities, such as amendments to local laws affecting agriculture, option agreements (which lead to PDR), and covering the transaction costs of donated agricultural conservation easements.

Eligible applicants for FPIG include counties, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, and not-for-profit conservation organizations (called “land trusts”). Joint applications are allowed. Landowners wishing to participate in an FPIG-funded project do not apply to the Department; rather, they should contact one of the eligible entities for more information. Interested farmers or landowners are urged to contact their county Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board to express their interest in participating.

Payment per unit of land to do or avoid certain practices related to land management.

Easement

Conservation Plan Requirements
Beginning in 2023, each application or proposal submitted for funding consideration through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants (FPIG) program must contain an Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) or Equivalent Landowner Participation Verification Form.  If that application or proposal is awarded, the participating landowner(s) will receive a Notification to All Participating Landowners in Any Agricultural Conservation Easement Project Receiving a Farmland Protection Implementation Grant (FPIG) at the same time that the Department provides award notification to the entity that submitted that application/proposal. When the awarded entity submits a complete Project File (as required by the contract awarded to that entity) to the Department for review/approval, an additional required document shall also be included: Status of Conservation Plan Certification Form.

- Proposals should be no more than four pages in length—maximum of three pages for the narrative plus one page for the attached budget sheet. 
- Submit your proposal electronically on or before October 28, 2022, to NNYADP Coordinator Michele Ledoux at mel14@cornell.edu, using the proposal template in the application materials below. If you have any special needs to submit a proposal, please contact Michele as soon as possible.

Michele Ledoux

Funding for the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) is supported by the New York State Legislature and is administered through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. The program funds on-farm research and technical assistance projects in NY’s 6 northernmost counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence, with benefits for farmers in the region and statewide.



Eligible Projects
On-farm research and technical assistance projects in NY’s 6 northernmost counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence benefit farmers in the region and statewide.
Each project MUST contain research as well as education and/or technical assistance components. Joint projects among CALS researchers, CCE educators, and other private/public sector collaborators in the region are very strongly encouraged.
Projects should include one or more research sites in the six-county NNY region. Research and demonstration sites can include Miner Institute, the Willsboro Research Farm, other agriculture research farm facilities, and/or other operating farms across the NNY region. The latter are strongly encouraged wherever possible for research and/or demonstration.
The outreach component MUST be designed to reach all six NNY counties. Any events, webinars, presentations, etc. associated with outreach for the project must include acknowledgement of the support of the NNYADP. The NNYADP logo will be made available for use.


A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

- Guidelines and Application Form (doc) / (pdf) 
- Budget Template (doc) / (pdf)
- 2023 NNYADP Research Ideas (pdf)

Stewardship

Certification

Trials

Farmers Market

Certified Organic

Food Systems

- Extensive budget detail is not required, but a breakdown in broad categories must be provided. See proposal template for accepted budget categories.
- For projects involving CALS/CCE, budgets should clearly reflect funds to cover expenses incurred by CCE Associations as a result of their participation in the research and/or extension component of the project. Commitments from CCE educators as well as agreement on funding to support their work must be obtained prior to submission of the proposal. Similar attention should be given to detailing the proposed expenses of all collaborators.
- Requests for funds associated with personnel will need clear and compelling justification. Only that portion of personnel time allocated strictly to the NNYADP project will be considered for support.
- Travel funds to support work in NNY are eligible. Funds for travel to areas outside NNY will not be awarded without very strong justification.

To apply, read the Request for Applications and submit completed proposals by mail or email to:
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets 
Attn: Christin Gravelle 
10B Airline Drive 
Albany NY 
12235 
NYDPO@Agriculture.NY.Gov 
Emailed proposals formatted as a PDF are encouraged. 

Louis Canter

The DPO Advisory Board has issued a Request for Applications for dairy and research promotion projects, as part of its $15.5 million checkoff fund. The invitation solicits proposals for projects that market, promote and research New York-produced fluid milk and dairy products with the goal of expanding the types of dairy products available and increasing consumer demand for and consumption of New York’s many dairy products.



Eligible applicants include non-profit entities, research institutions, and private businesses that are not affiliated with the DPO Advisory Board. Project proposals may not promote a specific brand or trade name.

Dairy

Butter

Cheese

Milk

Yogurt

Cow Milk

Goat Milk

- 2023 Request for Applications - Dairy Promotion Order

Distribution

Diversification

Events

Trade Show

Trade Relief

Funding decisions are expected to be made during the Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board meeting to be held September 12th-13th, 2023. 
Organizations that submit proposals are welcomed to also make an in-person presentation to the DPO Advisory Board during a public meeting. The meeting duration is limited, so time allotted for individual presentations may not exceed one and half hours. 

To apply, read the RFA carefully and fill out this form online.

Application

The Concord Vineyard Improvement Program is offering $1.3M to Concord Grape Growers to remove unwanted Concord Vineyards and replant grape varieties or other agricultural crops.	



Eligible Projects must be in one of these NY counties:
Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Erie, Niagara, Steuben, Schuyler, Tompkins, or Tioga

Concord vineyards of an acre or more of land are eligible, whether active or abandoned with live and/or dead vines.

Each eligible project must not exceed $50,000

An eligible business plan must show an increase in production, enhanced farm profitability and/or increased environmental compatibility of the farm operation or IPM compatibility with neighboring vineyards.

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

Cost Share

Wine

Grapes

Fruits

Specialty Crops

- VIP FAQs
- VIP RFA
- Sample Budget and Business Plan


Infrastructure

Equipment

Funding is up to $3,000 per vineyard acre which includes:
- 50% of removal cost of Concord grape vines up to $1,500 (labor, equipment, custom hire, land clearing)
- 25% of replanting cost up to $1,500 (trellis, plant material, labor) Seed costs are not eligible 

Removal projects should be completed within 12 months of approval.
Replant projects should be completed within 36 months of approval.

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