South Carolina 2006 FRPP Sign-up and Application Information

The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Working through existing programs, NRCS partners with state, tribal or local governments and non-governmental non-profit organizations to acquire conservation easements or development rights on prime, unique or other productive farmland.  The program also provides assistance for farms containing significant historical or archaeological resources.  NRCS provides up to 50 percent of the fair market easement value.

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 deadline for 2006 proposals is May 11, 2006.

National FRPP Program

2006 FRPP Documents

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word.

FY 2006 FRPP Application Package-- NEW!

USDA Announces Amendments to Interim Final Rule and Public Comment Period for FRPP  (20 KB)  NEW!
FY 2006 Request for Proposals  (151 KB)
Program Description (57 KB)
Information for Appraisers (13 KB)
FRPP News Release (157 KB)

Accomplishments

FRPP Success in Beaufort County
 

National FRPP Information

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Contacts

Glenn Sandifer
Program Specialist
Phone: 803-253-3894
Email: glenn.sandifer@sc.usda.gov

Last Modified: 11/29/2006