USDA has announced funding for their Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for fiscal year 2025.

NRCS accepts applications year-round for ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE).  Interested producers, landowners, and partners should apply by the next two ranking dates, Oct. 4, 2024, or Dec. 20, 2024, at their local NRCS office, to be considered for these two state-led funding cycles. In addition, any application submitted to NRCS that was unfunded in fiscal year 2024 will be automatically re-considered during the October 4 funding cycle. If ACEP funds in Iowa are exhausted by applications from the first batching period of Oct. 4, there will not be a second application batching period in Iowa for Fiscal Year 2025. 

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