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Find similar grantsAgricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP) is sponsored by Ohio Department of Agriculture. The AEPP provides funding to purchase agricultural easements from willing landowners who wish to preserve their farm in perpetuity.
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Licking County - State And Local Programs Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program The Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP) provides matching grants to counties, townships, municipal corporations and charitable organizations for the voluntary purchase of agricultural easements from farmland owners.
The Office of Farmland Preservation, housed within the Ohio Department of Agriculture, will administer the program with funds from the Clean Ohio Fund. The program includes an application and ranking process to select eligible farms, followed by the distribution of state matching grants to the counties, townships, municipalities or charitable organizations that will purchase the eligible agricultural easements.
PleaseThe following are some benefits of this program: AEPP protects farmland permanently, while keeping it in private ownership. Participation in AEPP is voluntary. AEPP is implemented by a partnership between the state and local government, or a private organization.
AEPP provides farmers with financially competitive alternative to development, giving them cash to help address the economic challenges of farming in urban-influenced areas. AEPP can protect ecological as well as agricultural resources. AEPP limits the value of agricultural land, which helps to keep it affordable to farmers.
AEPP involves the non-farming public in farmland protection. The following are a few disadvantages to this program: AEPP can rarely protect enough land to eliminate development pressure on unrestricted farms. AEPP programs are generally unable to keep up with farmer demand to sell easements.
This results in long waiting lists and missed opportunities to protect land. Purchasing easements is time-consuming. The voluntary nature of AEPP means that some important agricultural lands are not protected.
Monitoring and enforcing easements requires an ongoing investment of time and resources. For more information on this program and for information on how to apply, please visit the Ohio Department of Agriculture Office Of Farmland Preservation website at: www. agri.
ohio. gov/farmland
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Willing landowners with farms demonstrating a commitment to agricultural activity. Farms are scored, and those with the highest scores are offered a price for their easement. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $2,000/acre, not to exceed $500,000 total. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP) is funded by Ohio Department of Agriculture. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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