ADFP Trust Fund Cycle VII Awarded Grants

Statewide General Appropriations Conservation Easement Awards

Name of ProjectGranteeAcresGrant Amount
Baldwin Farm EasementPiedmont Land Conservancy363$314,000  
Paige Farm EasementDuplin County Soil and Water Conservation District60$172,575  
 Totals423$486,575.00

TVA Perpetual Easements

Name of ProjectGranteeAcresGrant Amount
Peterson Farm EasementBuncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District134$375,000  
Francis Farm EasementHaywood County Soil and Water Conservation District100$362,500  
Henson Mountain Farm EasementSouthwestern NC Resource Conservation and Development Council80$188,500  
Kirkpatrick Farm EasementSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy175$135,780  
 Totals489$1,061,780

TVA Term Easement

Name of ProjectGranteeAcresGrant Amount
AK and Sons Farm Easement (30 Years)Haywood County Soil and Water Conservation District$87,500 100

Military Term Easement/Agreement 

Name of ProjectGranteeAcresGrant Amount
Mobley Farm Easement/ Agreement (20 Years)Black Family Land Trust$143,475 436

Statewide Agricultural Plans

Name of ProjectGranteeGrant Amount
Cleveland County Farmland Protection PlanCleveland County Soil and Water Conservation District$14,000  
Person County Farmland Protection PlanPiedmont Conservation Council$14,000
 Total$28,000 

TVA Agricultural Plans

Name of ProjectGranteeGrant Amount
Mitchell County Farmland Protection PlanMitchell County Soil and Water Conservation District$12,000

Statewide and Military Agricultural Development Project 

Name of ProjectGranteeGrant Amount
Evaluating Value Added Soybean ProcessingLois G. Britt Agribusiness Center at Mount Olive University$192,764 

Military Agricultural Development Project 

Name of ProjectGranteeGrant Amount
Cost of Community Services StudiesLois G. Britt Agribusiness Center at Mount Olive University$30,000 

TVA Agricultural Development Projects

Name of ProjectGranteeGrant Amount
No Fruit Left BehindHenderson County$60,000
Increasing WNC’s Meat Processing CapacityJackson County$10,000
Smoky Mountain Agriculture StrategySouthwestern NC Resource Conservation and Development Council$25,000
Enhancing Agriculture Within Swain CountySwain County Soil and Water Conservation District$10,200
Western North Carolina’s Mobile Soil ExhibitSwain County Soil and Water Conservation District$16,000
Preservation Through Innovative Crop DiversityUniversity of North Carolina Asheville Foundation$7,000
Shared-Use Farm Equipment ProgramWatauga County Soil and Water Conservation District$25,000
Brewers Grain for WNC FarmersWNC Communities$25,000
WNC Regional Livestock Center EnhancementsWNC Communities$32,500
 Total$210,700