The McKean County Conservation District announces the following application dates for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) for funding to implement agricultural conservation practices. 

2024 Application Deadlines:

• February 9, 2024
• May 31, 2024
• August 30, 2024
• November 20, 2024

To be eligible, an applicant must have a conservation plan or agricultural erosion and sediment control plan and a manure or nutrient management plan.  

The following are examples of the BMPs that may be implemented through the ACAP program:

¨ Agricultural stream accesses

¨ Heavy Use Areas with or without a roof

¨ Roofed Manure Stacking Pad

¨ Exclusionary & Streambank fencing

¨ Spring development 

¨ Streambank Stabilization Structures

The District will work with participating farmers and landowners to help design and implement soil and water conservation practices. These practices are designed to reduce or prevent nutrient and sediment losses from their farms while improving water quality and soil health across the Commonwealth. This funding will be available for all farmers within McKean County.

Pre-application site visits are required for the District to assist the potential program participants to ensure the application they submit is in the best interest of the applicant and the program. Please contact Adam Causer, Watershed Specialist at 814-887-4003 or accauser@mckeancountypa.org to schedule a pre-application visit.