The County Planning Incentive Grant is a new program that encourages a comprehensive planning process for farmland preservation at the county level. It offers several other advantages over the traditional easement purchase program, including enabling counties to accept to accept and process farmland preservation applications year-round, rather than once a year; reducing the timeframe from landowner application to closing; and rewarding counties that complete transactions in a timely manner with the potential for additional funding.


Policy P-50 (transition policy)

Guidelines for Developing Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plans

Frequently Asked Questions

2010 Annual Application

2009 Individual Farm Application (Word)   (Electronic)

Project Area Summary Form

PIG Program
-- Implementation Details, Procedure 1
-- Implementation Details, Procedure 2
-- 2007 County Quality Scores
-- 2008 County Quality Scores
-- Policy P-14E