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Agricultural and Farmland Protection Program (New York)

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

Funder Type: State Government	Award Amount: Varies
Deadlines: 09/15/08	Status: Expired
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Award Description:
State funds to a municipality shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the total project cost. Other State funds may not be used to match EPF funds. Applicants will be required to provide a local match, utilizing other public or any private sources, equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total project cost. The Department may allow Federal Farmland Protection Program (FPP) funds as a local match. The Department will not make a final decision regarding the use of FPP funds as a local match until the program details are finalized through the Federal administrative rulemaking process.
Eligibility Description:
Proposals will be accepted from: (1) county agricultural and farmland protection boards in counties with an approved county plan developed pursuant to Section 324 of Article 25-AAA of the Agriculture and Markets Law; or (2) any municipality which has in place a local farmland protection plan, provided the proposed project is endorsed for funding for the county in which the municipality is located. While local land trusts and other non-profit organizations concerned with protecting agricultural land are not eligible to apply for funds, they may work cooperatively with county or municipal governments in support of a project. An eligible county may submit no more than 5 proposals and an eligible town may submit no more than 2 proposals.
Summary:
This program is intended to implement activities identified in or consistent with approved county agricultural and farmland protection plans or in municipal farmland protection plans where the proposed activity has been approved by the county agricultural and farmland protection board. Eligible costs include the value of the development rights being purchased (if any) and transactional costs acceptable to the Department such as title insurance, property surveys, appraisals, outside legal fees, outside easement consulting fees, and easement recording fees. However, the State shall not contribute toward that portion of the purchase price of development rights that exceeds $29,000/acre for any conservation easement-based farmland protection implementation project. A stewardship fee of up to $10,000 per conservation easement may also be included in the transactional costs of each project receiving an award. No state funds will be made available for state or local real estate transfer taxes or for personal services of the applicant's existing staff. The Department will allow in-kind services as part of the 25% local match.

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David Behm
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Farmland Protection Program Manager

Address:
10B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235

Telephone: 518-457-2713
Fax: 518-457-2716
E-Mail: david.behm@agmkt.state.ny.us
URL: http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/RFPS.html
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Date Added: 06/13/07