Round 19 Farmland Protection Implementation Grant Program Agricultural Conservation Easement Projects
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Solicitation
RFA0294
NAICS
541611
Organization
Agriculture & Markets, NYS Dept. of
Posted
Jun 5, 2023
Response due
Jul 8, 202628 days left
Set-aside
None
Type
RFA
Classification / PSC
K012 - Land Use/Planning
Place of performance
State-wide
Point of contact
- Name
- David Behm
- Title
- Farmland Protection Manager
- david.behm@agriculture.ny.gov
- Phone
- 000-000-0000
- Organization
- Agriculture & Markets, NYS Dept. of
- Address
- Agriculture & Markets, NYS Dept. of(Contracts & Purchasing) 10B Airline DriveAlbany, New York 12235United States 10B Airline Drive Albany, New York 12235 United States
Documents & attachments
- AEM or Equivalent Landowner Participation Verification Form
- Ag Cons Ease Project Grants Gateway Application Instructions
- NYS Agriculture and Markets Application for State Assistance Payments for RFA Round 19 FPIG Program
- FPIG Round 19 - Project Closing Statement
- RFA0294 - New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets Request for Applications for State Assistance Payment for Round 19 Farmland Protection Implementation Grants Program Agricultural Conservation Easement Projects 2023
- RFA0294 - Status of Conservation Plan Certification Form
- RFA0294 - FPIG Round 19 Financial Worksheet
Description
This grant opportunity is currently available and shall remain open to receive applications until all funds allocated for awards arising from this RFA are exhausted. Awards shall be made in the order that complete eligible applications are deemed acceptable for an award.
Description:
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the “Department”) invites proposals for financial assistance to implement certain farmland protection implementation activities described in or otherwise consistent with agricultural and farmland protection plans that have been adopted by counties or municipalities.
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide State financial assistance to enable local initiatives that are intended to maintain the economic viability of the State’s agricultural industry and its supporting land base and to protect the environmental and landscape preservation values associated with agriculture.
This grant opportunity will enable the acquisition of perpetual agricultural conservation easements on viable agricultural land that are at risk of conversion to non-farm uses.
Proceeds from the sale of an agricultural conservation easement (known as Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement, or PACE) on viable agricultural land will offer these landowners an opportunity to either reinvest those monies to enable greater diversification of the farm operation or the transfer of ownership to a new owner of the same or different type of farm operation. Moreover, the viable agricultural land permanently protected as the result of each awarded Agricultural Conservation Easement Project will remain in continuing agricultural use.
TheDepartmenthas made available $47.25 million for awards (including up to $2.25 million for potential subsequent contingency awards as authorized (see “Contingency Awards” of Section VI of this RFA) under this RFA through an open application and awards process with $4.5 million available within each of ten (10) regions across the state.
After March 31, 2024, the Commissioner may award available funds to eligible projects without regard to regional boundaries provided that all projects awarded thereafter are made in the order of the date on which theDepartmentdetermined that each such project was eligible for an award.
The following general limitations apply to all applications:
The RFA, Grants Gateway Proposal Submission Instructions, and associated documents are available for printing from theDepartment’s website atwww.agriculture.ny.govunder “Funding Opportunities.”