OpenALN 10.072, 10.928…
Easement Restoration and Stewardship
Natural Resources Conservation Service- Award range
- $250K – $5M
- Closes
- Nov 19, 2026
- Who can apply
- State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 9 more
Assistance Listing 10.931
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Department of Agriculture · Natural Resources Conservation Service
Assistance Listing 10.931, “Agricultural Conservation Easement Program,” is a federal program administered by Department of Agriculture. It provides other financial assistance and cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $486M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
To establish an agricultural conservation easement program for the conservation of eligible land and natural resources through easements or other interests in the land. The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) is comprised of two components – Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE). The ACEP-ALE component provides funding to eligible entities to purchase conservation easements to protect the agricultural use and future viability, and related conservation values of eligible land by limiting nonagricultural uses of that land; and to protect grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring or conserving eligible land. The ACEP-WRE component provides funding for the purchase of conservation easements held by NRCS, and to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on eligible land.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.931
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Land/Property Owner
- Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Local
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- State
For ACEP-ALE an eligible entity that is an Indian Tribe, State government, local government, or a nongovernmental organization which has a farmland or grassland protection program that purchases agricultural land easements for the purpose of protecting agriculture use and related conservation values, including grazing uses and related conservation values, by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses of the land, and that has pending offers may apply for funds. This program is available in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Mariana Islands. Individual landowners must apply through the local agency or organization that handles the farmland or grassland protection program. For ACEP-WRE, private landowners, including individual landowners, partnerships, associations, corporations, estates, trusts, and other business or legal entities, and Indian tribes are eligible to apply. This program is available in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Mariana Islands.
Intended beneficiaries: Local, State, Land/Property Owner, Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer, Nonprofit Organization, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Tribal, Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized) and Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages).
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Under ACEP-ALE, cost-share provided by NRCS for the purchase of an agricultural land easement ranges from $216 per acre for grasslands of special environmental significance easements to $13,670 per acre for all other general ACEP-ALE easements. The average per acre cost-share amount provided by NRCS is $2,790 per acre. Under ACEP-WRE, easement compensation amounts provided directly to eligible landowners ranges from $1,200 per acre to $13,000 per acre, with an average cost of $2,600 per acre.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.931. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.931?
10.931 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.931?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Land/Property Owner, Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), Local, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia) and State. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 10.931 provide?
The agency reported $486,408,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.