The RCCA Grant Program provides matching funds for up to $5,000 per recipient for the administrative costs associated with donating a conservation easement. Click here for more information.
The Rappahannock Farmland Preservation Program (FPP) was established in 2004 to enable the County to purchase development rights from owners of working farms. The program protects farmland with funds from private donors, which are then matched by the state. These funds are used to purchase development rights from farmers; however, these farmers will often partially donate a conservation easement, greatly reducing the cost of publicly-funded acquisition. RCCA has donated $120,000 to the FPP so far and has helped to protect over 686 acres. Click here for the FAQs page.
The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Each year, Virginia receives a share of these matching funds. For more information on the next round of funding, contact the RCCA office or go to the Click here to go to the FRPP Homepage.
The Chesapeake Bay Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund provides matching grants to land trusts and conservation agencies to permanently protect habitat for Eastern brook trout through land and conservation easement acquisition. Grants are specifically for the transaction costs of land protection projects and will generally not exceed $12,000. Click here for more information.