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Financial Assistance |
Select a link for more information on the various financial assistance programs we have for your conservation efforts. You might want to prevent soil erosion, install grazing management practices, create a windbreak, control noxious weeds, or some other conservation-oriented practice. Perhaps we can help you achieve your goals.
Cost-Share (Matching Grants)
The Kiowa Conservation District has applied for a $25,000.00 State grant which would be a 50% cost -share grant available to residents who live only within the Kiowa Conservation District (Western Elbert County, CO). In order to fairly distribute the money, we follow a pre-set process.
This grant is currently going through the first round of applicants and if there is funding remaining, we will contact the other applicants. If you are interested please call the office at 303-621-2070 ext. 101 or email for information. The grant money will be used to cost-share conservation practices on property such as noxious weed control, forest health, proper grazing management, etc.
Criteria
You must live in the Kiowa Conservation District (Western Elbert County, CO)
You must submit your application by the deadline. TBA
Approved contracts will receive 50% reimbursement for their project, up to a maximum of $2,500.00.
You must sign a contract with the District agreeing to complete the practice and to maintain it for two years beyond completion.
There are many practices that can be approved, but the Board places a higher priority on those controlling noxious weeds since no other funds exist for this effort.
The Process
- We announce in our newsletter, the Elbert County News and the Ranchland
News that we will accept applications for cost-share money for a period of
time. By calling our office, we'll send you an application packet to
fill out and return to our office by the deadline.
- At the expiration of the application period, NRCS personnel may contact
you in order to fully clarify the objectives of the plan you
submitted. Once all are clarified (usually in a 4-6 week time frame),
they are referred to the Board of Supervisors.
- During a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, each application is reviewed
and given points. If an application request doesn't meet Board
requirements for cost sharing, it is immediately disqualified. The
remainder are prioritized by points; the more points, the higher to the top
your application goes.
- Monies are awarded until all money is gone. In most all years, the
District Board will award more than the original State grant by using some
of their own funds.
- You will be notified whether or not your application was approved. If approved, we'll set up a time with you to sign the contract.
The NRCS website also has several granting programs available through the 2002 Farm Bill. If you apply for one of those, but do not get it, you'll receive extra points in the District's cost-share program.
Check out the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS website) for more information on available grants. To qualify for the NRCS grants, you must be an ag. producer.
Contact us by e-mail or by phone (303 621-2070 ext. 101) for more information regarding their programs.