LEE COUNTY AACDCP COST-SHARE PROGRAM
GRANTS TO LOCAL FARMERS
ABOUT | SIGN-UP | HOW TO APPLY
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| Cost-share receipient H.Herring received assistance in tree planting. (AFI Forestry Tree Plantations) |
Cost-share receipient, Tom Ingram & Sons received assistance in cover crop planting. (ASE8 Cropland Protective Cover) |
Cost-share receipient, H.Washington received assistance in building a pond for his cattle. (AWQ2 - Animal Waste distribution on Grazing Land) |
The LCSWCD receives funds for its annual cost-share program from the Alabama Agricultural Conservation Development Commission Program. Each year county landowners are provided financial assistance with conservation practices. In FY2002 $34,000 of cost-share funds were obligated to assist in the completion of practices. Over the last 17 years about $500,000 has been obligated through the District to assist in the conservation effort in Lee County.
Sign-up for the LCSWCD cost-share program occurs annually around August/September. Applications received are ranked according to the State of Alabama Conservation Committee and the Districts' board guidelines. Approved applications are then funded according to rank and availability of funds.
Contact person:
Dana Sizemore -
District Administrative Coordinator
Taking applications:
Call (334) 887-4553 for sign-up dates.
Landowners' applications should be made in person at 3381 Skyway Drive,
Auburn, AL 36830, at the Auburn NRCS Field Office and Lee County Soil and Water
Conservation District office.
Eligibility requirements state that applicants must own 20 acres or more of land or sell $1,000 of agricultural products per year.
Landowners may request financial assistance for conservation practices associated with erosion control, grazing land improvement, water quality improvement of forestry improvements.
This program helps in funding about 60 percent of the total cost incurred for approved practices. The maximum cost-share grant per landowner is $3,500.
Applications received after the sign-up period will only be considered when earlier applications have been serviced.
Anyone unable to come by the office during sign up may call the office for an appointment at 334-887-4553. The
District Administrative Coordinator's hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.
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Online Application Forms
STEP 1
Do you meet one or more of these requirements?
- Own 20 or more acres of land in Lee County, Alabama.
- Earned $1,000 or more in Agricultural income from land in Lee County, Alabama.
If you answered yes, then go to Step 2. If you answered no, call the District
at 334-887-4553 to get more information about conservation programs.
STEP 2
Downloadable forms are in .pdf format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is a free download from Adobe. Click on the logo below if you do not have this software. Download it and go to STEP 3. If you already have Adobe Acrobat Reader go to the next step.
STEP 3
Open the form and print it out. Fill out the application and send it to the address below.
LEE COUNTY SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
3381 SKYWAY DR. SUITE 2
AUBURN, AL 36830
 APPLICATION FORM
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To apply come by our office between the hours of 8:00am to 12:00pm Monday -
Friday. For applicants who cannot come in at the dates and times listed above
call 334-887-4553 to schedule an appointment.
To sign-up online see Online Application Forms on this page.
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