North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program (NCACSP)
A voluntary program designed to encourage the use of Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for agricultural production. This program provides cost share and incentive payments for conservation measures that improve water quality.

Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)
A voluntary, incentive-based program designed to improve water quality through the installation of various BMP’s on urban, suburban and rural lands, not directly involved in agricultural production. This program provides cost share and technical assistance for the installation of stormwater best management practices on non-agricultural land.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
To provide a voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as reauthorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).

VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT PROGRAM
Landowners voluntarily commit to enhance the identity of their agricultural community by encouraging the voluntary preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:
Poster, Essay and Public Speaking Contest
Envirothon
School Presentations
Farm Tours
Resource Conservation Workshop
Food Land & People Workshop

RESOURCE INFORMATION:
Aerial Photography
Soil Survey

We have other cost-share programs which are under USDA-NRCS and can be found on the following website: www.nc.nrcs.usda.gov