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Conservation Easement Assistance Program


Awards made to date $ 366,759.00   Total funds now reserved $ 23,425.00
Easement projects 103   Funds not yet reserved $ 1,150.47
Signage projects 1   Total projects underway 8
Baseline doc projects 3   Qualified organizations 35
Acres conserved 11,390  
Total value of projects $ 22,804,328.43  

Reminder: Effective for easements recorded after 11/30/2007, grant limits are $6,000 for easements based on a PALTA model document and $3,000 for others. (“Based on” does not mean “identical to”.) Download the models and supporting commentary at the Model Documents area of conserveland.org.

Description

The Conservation Easement Assistance Program provides reimbursement grants to qualified organizations to help with:

  • Completing conservation and trail easements
    Up to $6,000 per project ($3,000 if not based on PALTA model)
  • Amending and restating older easements
    Up to $6,000 per project ($3,000 if not based on PALTA model)
  • Establishing or updating baseline documentation
    Up to $2,500 per project
  • Installing signs on eased properties
    Up to $700 per project

Please carefully review the program description and guidelines before seeking a grant or making inquiries.

To apply for a grant, go to the Apply for Funding or Update Application section below.

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Confirmed Reservations List to see projects with secured funding contingent on grant application approval.
Grant Award List to see projects that have been awarded funding.
Wait List

Apply for Funding or Update Application

Funding reservation and grant application options are only visible and available to logged-in users who are their organization's assigned manager.


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