Wyoming - Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)

General Program Description

The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) is a voluntary program that provides funds to farmers and ranchers to preserve their agricultural land.  The program provides matching funds to State, Tribal, and local governments and non-governmental organizations, who have farmland protection programs to purchase perpetual conservation easements.  USDA provides up to 50 percent of the fair market easement value of the conservation easement, while the cooperating partners provide at least 25 percent of the acquisition price.

To qualify, farmland must: be part of a pending offer from a State, tribe, or local farmland protection program; be privately owned; have a conservation plan for highly erodible land; be large enough to sustain agricultural production; be accessible to markets for what the land produces; have adequate infrastructure and agricultural support services; and have surrounding parcels of land that can support long-term agricultural production. In addition, certain historical or archaeological resources provide for basic land eligibility. 

Because FRPP project proposals are submitted from eligible entities directly to the NRCS State Office, an announcement of general FRPP funds availability is generally not made at the county level.  However, interested landowners are encouraged to contact NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.

Depending on funding availability, proposals must be submitted by the eligible entities to the appropriate NRCS State Office during the application window.

For More Information:

Additional program information and fact sheets are available on the National FRPP Home Page.

State Contact:
Paul Shelton, Assistant State Conservationist, (307) 233-6763

Last Modified: 11/16/2009