Resources for
farmland
Funding
: Apr 21, 2026
$5K-$20K
SHPO Survey & Planning Grants
The Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) offers Survey and Planning Grants for a variety of historic preservation planning purposes. These grants are part of a state commitment to provide increased funding for open space, farmland preservation, historic preservation and affordable housing. SHPO is now accepting Survey and Planning
Grant applications for State Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30 2026). There will be $480,000 available and grant awards will range from $5,000-$20,000.
Eligible activities include: Historic Resources Inventories; Archaeological Surveys and Reports; Historic Designation Reports; Municipal Historic Preservation Planning Reports; Pre-Development Studies.
Funding
: Apr 21, 2026
$5K-$20K
SHPO Survey & Planning Grants
The Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) offers Survey and Planning Grants for a variety of historic preservation planning purposes. These grants are part of a state commitment to provide increased funding for open space, farmland preservation, historic preservation and affordable housing. SHPO is now accepting Survey and Planning
Grant applications for State Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30 2026). There will be $480,000 available and grant awards will range from $5,000-$20,000.
Funding
: Dec 31 – Dec 31, 2027
Connecticut Conservation Partnership Program (CCPP)
Administered by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC), CCPP has established a coordinated process by which land trust applicants to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program (OSWA) may apply for a federal grant as a source of match funds.
Easements can be held by USDA-NRCS (U.S. Held Easements) or an eligible entity (Entity Held Easements). Priorities are for conservation easements on nonindustrial private forest and watershed lands.
Funding
: Dec 31 – Dec 31, 2027
Connecticut Conservation Partnership Program (CCPP)
Administered by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC), CCPP has established a coordinated process by which land trust applicants to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program (OSWA) may apply for a federal grant as a source of match funds.