State Cost Share Program
The Conservation Contracts Program, commonly known as the State Cost-Share Program, was created to provide funds to Soil and Water Conservation Districts to share the cost of systems or practices for erosion control, sedimentation control, or water quality improvements that are designed to protect and improve soil and water resources. Through the State Cost-Share Program, landowners/renters can request financial and technical assistance from their local Soil & Water District for the implementation of conservation practices.
The primary purpose of this program is to financially assist landowners with installing structural, vegetative or nonstructural land management practices to correct existing problems, specific preventative practices may also be allowed. Vegetative practices include; establishment of permanent vegetation through practices such as critical area planting and filter strips. Nonstructural land management practices include conservation management practices such as cover crops, residue and nutrient management that are incorporated into a farm management plan and have erosion control or water quality improvement benefits.
The Conservation Contracts Program, commonly known as the State Cost-Share Program, was created to provide funds to Soil and Water Conservation Districts to share the cost of systems or practices for erosion control, sedimentation control, or water quality improvements that are designed to protect and improve soil and water resources. Through the State Cost-Share Program, landowners/renters can request financial and technical assistance from their local Soil & Water District for the implementation of conservation practices.
The primary purpose of this program is to financially assist landowners with installing structural, vegetative or nonstructural land management practices to correct existing problems, specific preventative practices may also be allowed. Vegetative practices include; establishment of permanent vegetation through practices such as critical area planting and filter strips. Nonstructural land management practices include conservation management practices such as cover crops, residue and nutrient management that are incorporated into a farm management plan and have erosion control or water quality improvement benefits.