County Planning Incentive Grants
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.
Application Process
Summary of Planning Incentive Grant ProcessPolicy P-50 (transition policy)
Policy P-14E (prioritization of project areas and individual applications)
Guidelines for Developing Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plans
Project Area Summary Form
2011 Annual Application (12/15/09 submittal deadline)
2009 Individual Farm Application (Word) (Electronic)
Frequently Asked Questions
Guidelines
Implementation Details, Procedure 1 Implementation Details, Procedure 2
Appendix A -- Deadline Dates for FY2010
Appendix B -- Checklist for Final Review
Implementation Details, Procedure 3
Resources
2007 County Quality Scores2008 County Quality Scores
Imminence of Change Index Tables (2009 Round)
FY2009 Funding Round
Approved 2009 County Comprehensive Farmland Preservation PlansApplication and Funding Status Reports

