Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program

The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Working through existing programs, USDA partners with State, tribal, or local governments and non-governmental organizations to acquire conservation easements or other interests in land from landowners. USDA provides up to 50 percent of the fair market easement value of the conservation easement.

Applications are taken as a part of a continuous, year-round signup. The cutoff date for applications to be ranked for 2009 funding in Oregon is May 22, 2009.

To qualify, farmland must: be part of a pending offer from a State, tribe, or local farmland protection program; be privately owned; have a conservation plan for highly erodible land; be large enough to sustain agricultural production; be accessible to markets for what the land produces; have adequate infrastructure and agricultural support services; and have surrounding parcels of land that can support long-term agricultural production. Depending on funding availability, proposals must be submitted by the eligible entities to the appropriate NRCS State Office during the application window.

The documents found on this website provide eligibility criteria, how to complete applications, along with other valuable information for conservation entities wishing to participate in the program. The eligibility requirements for the 2009 program year have changed from previous years. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the eligibility requirements carefully for a more thorough explanation of FRPP Rules to insure the subject property and cooperating entity is eligible for receiving FRPP funds.

2009 OR FRPP Documents

For a list of Frequently Asked Questions along with other National FRPP information, please visit the National FRPP Website.

More Information

For answers to any questions about the Oregon FRPP Program, contact Meta Loftsgaarden, Partnership Liaison, at 503-414-3236.
 

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