Information for Applicants
Cycle 17 Conservation Easements Application Portal
After discussions and planning sessions with a landowner, are you ready to apply for a conservation easement on their behalf? The link below will take you to the current online application form. Need some assistance? Review the relevant application guidelines and documents in the tabs underneath, and reach out to our staff with additional questions.
Enter the Easement Application Portal
Cycle 17 Agricultural Development Projects Application Portal
Agricultural Development Projects grants fund the growth and innovations that help make agriculture the state's number one economic driver. Submit your proposal to make things grow at the link below.
Start Your Project with Cycle 17
Cycle 17 Agricultural Plans Application Portal
Planning is essential. Whether it's a Farmland Protection Plan, a Cost of Community Services Study, or Voluntary Agricultural District-related programming, our Agricultural Plans grants fund the visionary thinking needed to maintain and enhance agriculture in all 100 North Carolina counties.
Submit Your Plans
Cycle 17 Additional Conservation Easement Purchase Funds Application Portal
For easement projects that are still under open contract and with a current budget request of less than 50 percent of the easement value from the ADFP Trust Fund, applying for additional funds is an option to offset the loss of partner funding or to compensate for higher appraisal values.
Apply for Additional Funds
Cycle 17 Local Agricultural Growth Zones Application Portal
New for Cycle 17, Agricultural Growth Zone grants are designed to give land conservancies and local governments the ability to target areas of rapid development with the goal of limiting urban sprawl by funding easements on farms and forest lands, either in connected blocks or within close proximity of each other.
State Dollars, Local Control - Apply for an AGZ HereNotes For Applicants
Cycle 17 General Information
The application window for Cycle 17 opened on Monday, October 9th, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. The deadline for applications is Monday, December 18th, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
Please note: All applicants for conservation easements, agricultural development projects, and agricultural plans must be non-profit conservation organizations or county agencies, per N.C.G.S.106-744. Farmers, landowners, and others interested in applying must partner with a non-profit conservation organization or county agency to participate in an ADFP Trust Fund grant proposal.
No Beehive Grant Fund applications will be accepted this year. For apiary-related questions, contact the Apiary Services section of the Plant Industry Division.
Formsite log-in notes
- All applicants must use the New User link to create a login when first entering the portals. Your log-ins from years prior will not work. Once you save you may return to work on your application at a later time using the Returning User link underneath the new-user fields.
- Usernames do not automatically cross over between the different grant application types. You must go through the process of creating a new account for each one, but a helpful trick is to create each one with the same user names and passwords.
If you have questions about eligibility or the application process, please contact Corey Hoilman at 919-707-3069 or corey.hoilman@ncagr.gov.