Conservation Easement Assistance Program
CEAP Completed Projects |
Other CEAP Data |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation and trail easements | 167 | CEAP funds reserved | $40,700.00 |
| Signs installed | 241 | CEAP funds not yet reserved | $13,834.80 |
| Baseline documentation | 10 | Projects underway | 11 |
| Easement amendment/restatement | 5 | Projects on wait list | 0 |
| Total Acres Conserved | 15,187 | Qualified Organizations | 40 |
CEAP Financial Results |
|
|---|---|
| Total value of projects | $40,509,027.90 |
| Total easement value donated by landowners | $33,896,816.41 |
| Total easement stewardship and defense contributions (to ensure the longevity of the protection effort) |
$956,762.00 |
| Total Conservation Easement Assistance Program awards | $693,449.67 |
| DCNR investment per acre conserved | $45.66 |
Description
The Conservation Easement Assistance Program provides reimbursement grants to qualified organizations to help with:
- Completing conservation as well as trail and fishing access easements - Up to $6,000 per project ($2,000 if not based on PALTA model)
- Amending and restating older easements - Up to $6,000 per project ($2,000 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 easement (sign projects can also be bundled to not exceed $6000)
Please carefully review the program description and guidelines before seeking a grant or making inquiries.
- View program description and guidelines online
- See what the reservation form looks like. (View only -- do not use!)
- See what the grant application form looks like. (View only -- do not use!)
To apply for a grant, go to the Apply for Funding or Update Application section below.
- 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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