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Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

NRCS

These easements provide a one-time fair-market payment for land to be limited to a designated purpose. Agricultural land easements can pay up to 50% of the land value, and grassland/grazing easements can pay up to 75% of the land value. Wetland easements can be permanent or limited to a 30-year term; permanent wetland easements pay 100% of the land value, and 75-100% of the restoration costs; 30-year wetland easements pay 50-75% of the land value, and 50-75% of the restoration costs.

Eligibility

Property owners within the United States and its territories.

Application Deadline

Rolling application periods.