Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
The purpose of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program is to facilitate and provide funding to purchase easements.Funds may be used to match other funds and resources in order to purchase easements on farmland in North Carolina.
This continuous signup will begin with this Request for Proposals. A batching period will be set and that date will be May 18, 2009. The NRCS State Conservationist will announce the batching date annually. Applications received before the 2009 batching date will be ranked and considered for the 2009 program funding. Applications received after the batching date will be deferred and considered for the following years funding cycle. Applicants for parcels not selected in the 2009 batching period will be given the opportunity to update their applications in September, allowing for re-submittal in the 2010 program year.
