NRCS Conservation Programs

Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)

The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Working through existing programs, USDA partners with State, Tribal, or local governments and non-governmental organizations to acquire conservation easements or other interests in land from landowners. USDA provides up to 50 percent of the fair market easement value of the conservation easement.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (enacted on February 7, 2014) moved authority for FRPP easements to the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).

To learn more see ACEP -- And -- FRPP

Financial Information: Total Obligations | Technical Assistance | Financial Assistance | Reimbursable
Conservation Easements: Cumulative Enrollment Data |Maps

Financial Information

The Financial Information section presents data from the USDA Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) system and its predecessor, the Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS). The Financial Information presented here is Total Obligations which the Government Accountability Office defines as binding agreements (orders placed, contracts awarded, services rendered, etc.) that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. Before obligations can be incurred, budgetary resources must be made available by Congress. The obligations displayed for each year are the total obligations reported as of the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent adjustments after the close of the fiscal year are not included.

There are three categories of Total Obligations presented below:

  • Technical Assistance (TA) Obligations refer to the scientific expertise, natural resource data, tools, and technology that USDA NRCS personnel provide to help producers, landowners, and communities develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to solve natural resource problems at the field, operation, or larger landscape scales. NRCS is the lead agency for providing technical assistance for USDA.
  • Financial Assistance (FA) Obligations refer to the commitment of funds to contracts for payments that will be made to program participants for the purchase of easements, which can provide both on-site and off-site conservation benefits.
  • Reimbursable funds can be used to provide Technical or Financial Assistance, but are received from sources other than NRCS. They can also be transfers from or agreements with other Federal agencies.

Financial data should not be incorporated with the programmatic enrollment data provided below to derive a cost/acre or cost/agreement. Among other reasons, such calculations will not produce accurate results since both technical assistance and financial assistance obligations for associated conservation practices are included in these data, in addition to the obligations used for purchasing easements.

Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
FRPP Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Alabama $570.4
 $568.4
 $129.3
 $56.8
 $239.6
 $7.3
 $10.1
Alaska $717.0
 $10.4
 $5.4
 $471.7
 $89.7
 $0.4
 $1.4
Arizona $131.1
 $9.0
 $22.1
 $248.0
 $29.0
 $8.8
 $9.8
Arkansas $17.5
$6.8
 $9.1
$0.8
 $0.9
California $3,755.4
 $5,132.3
 $3,279.8
 $4,054.7
 $4,506.3
 $102.5
 $58.9
Caribbean




$0.2
 $0.3
Colorado $5,701.0
 $6,581.2
 $8,584.2
 $7,322.5
 $16,282.1
 $139.2
 $494.5
Connecticut $5,919.7
 $6,504.3
 $6,551.3
 $6,773.3
 $1,389.8
 $131.1
 $198.5
Delaware $5,728.4
 $5,063.2
 $5,068.4
 $4,892.5
 $4,400.6
 $87.9
 $172.6
Florida $1,504.2
 $8,621.1
 $5,194.6
 $5,031.4
 $2,977.3
 $12.5
 $4.3
Georgia $17.6
 $24.5
 $830.9
 $159.9
 $2.0
 $0.7
 $0.9
Hawaii/Pacific $335.9
 $15.5
 $653.2
 $2,564.2
 $116.7
 $15.4
 $2.2
Idaho $1,094.3
 $1,373.3
 $1,220.7
 $1,148.0
 $1,597.1
 $25.9
 $11.1
Illinois $1,633.3
 $16.9
 $11.8
 $37.0
 $268.6
 $7.4
 $5.1
Indiana $2.2
 $0.2
 $9.4

$0.8
 $0.9
Iowa $0.2
$0.6

$1.3
 $4.1
Kansas $1,036.7
 $835.6
 $424.4
 $1,738.0
 $1,873.0
 $61.5
 $63.4
Kentucky $3,188.4
 $2,514.2
 $2,203.2
 $442.7
 $2,154.0
 $72.8
 $59.1
Louisiana




$1.2
 $1.2
Maine $354.7
 $674.3
 $2,167.3
 $1,443.2
 $1,174.7
 $11.6
 $51.4
Maryland $4,320.0
 $4,565.7
 $2,531.1
 $1,236.0
 $102.7
 $16.8
 $52.5
Massachusetts $6,120.4
 $8,844.2
 $5,680.8
 $9,632.1
 $9,165.1
 $69.6
 $303.3
Michigan $3,039.2
 $6,679.5
 $4,085.9
 $3,327.2
 $2,716.7
 $26.7
 $49.3
Minnesota $3,061.2
 $1,434.2
 $1,208.3
 $1,287.9
 $1,397.7
 $38.1
 $44.9
Mississippi



$6.4
 $0.9
 $1.0
Missouri $21.2
 $20.9
 $146.1
 $4.6
 $55.2
 $1.0
 $1.4
Montana $2,799.7
 $2,652.9
 $6,515.7
 $4,273.4
 $5,050.1
 $34.5
 $57.4
Nebraska $1,481.5
 $1,144.4
 $1,517.6
 $1,078.1
 $1,006.8
 $7.7
 $4.0
Nevada $3,625.1
 $5,435.9
 $30.7
 $5,428.9
 $85.2
 $7.1
 $3.2
New Hampshire $3,972.9
 $2,681.5
 $2,539.3
 $1,941.7
 $2,722.7
 $65.5
 $136.3
New Jersey $6,879.5
 $9,130.6
 $8,371.0
 $10,062.8
 $6,505.5
 $65.9
 $157.0
New Mexico $624.0
 $617.8
 $814.3
 $867.3
 $632.1
 $21.5
 $9.7
New York $2,541.5
 $5,391.9
 $5,781.9
 $5,429.8
 $4,572.0
 $82.8
 $123.7
North Carolina $3,020.9
 $2,620.5
 $2,511.2
 $2,517.5
 $2,073.6
 $51.4
 $472.6
North Dakota $5.6
 $10.6
 $10.6

$1.3
 $1.6
Ohio $3,363.7
 $4,081.3
 $12,132.7
 $8,652.4
 $7,066.2
 $287.2
 $559.8
Oklahoma $308.8
 $345.7
 $63.1
 $16.3
 $744.7
 $43.7
 $13.5
Oregon $8.1
 $6.8
 $6.9
$22.8
 $29.2
 $46.3
Pennsylvania $5,821.7
 $7,216.9
 $4,558.4
 $4,586.0
 $3,654.1
 $75.4
 $305.1
Rhode Island $5,398.3
 $3,048.4
 $4,298.5
 $6,480.2
 $2,933.0
 $34.7
 $64.1
South Carolina $2,814.1
 $3,564.5
 $2,727.2
 $1,552.5
 $2,150.1
 $8.3
 $45.5
South Dakota $5.4
 $0.3
 $1.2

$0.9
 $0.9
Tennessee $1,035.5
 $1,271.5
 $5.0
 $4.0
 $1,248.3
 $11.9
 $6.6
Texas $2,228.3
 $2,110.1
 $2,962.7
 $5,695.8
 $4,092.9
 $25.5
 $24.1
Utah $920.2
 $270.4
 $1,007.2
 $1,907.6
 $457.0
 $15.8
 $2.5
Vermont $3,393.6
 $3,216.8
 $3,200.9
 $3,645.7
 $4,431.4
 $114.0
 $203.1
Virginia $1,789.5
 $1,226.9
 $962.8
 $4,283.4
 $1,879.1
 $58.2
 $31.7
Washington $5,942.9
 $6,302.0
 $1,767.4
 $4,043.0
 $3,250.2
 $54.8
 $407.6
West Virginia $5,622.1
 $5,798.1
 $2,587.5
 $3,263.5
 $3,230.7
 $128.8
 $124.3
Wisconsin $1,519.6
 $1,942.9
 $822.3
 $977.4
 $1,113.9
 $41.7
 $0.7
Wyoming $3,866.0
 $21,093.1
 $53,365.2
 $15,780.9
 $6,089.6
 $356.7
 $99.8
Other $1,507.7
 $1,428.2
 $2,331.6
 $545.9
 $2,573.6
 $410.1
 $323.7
Total $118,766.2
 $152,098.9
 $170,908.7
 $144,914.9
 $118,129.9
 $2,876.7
 $4,827.9
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year FRPP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out agreements or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance. Pursuant to this authority, the FRPP funds obligated in FY 2014-2015 were used to carry out the due diligence activities, such as environmental or appraisal reviews, required before NRCS can provide the federal share to the cooperating entity under such FRPP agreements or easements.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
FRPP Technical Assistance Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Alabama $30.4
 $25.8
 $32.5
 $56.8
 $89.6
 $6.5
 $9.9
Alaska $17.0
 $10.4
 $5.4
 $40.2
 $89.7
 $0.4
 $1.4
Arizona $11.1
 $9.0
 $22.1
 $18.2
 $29.0
 $7.3
 $9.8
Arkansas $17.5
$6.8
 $9.1
$0.8
 $0.9
California $109.3
 $106.6
 $98.5
 $275.8
 $226.2
 $71.8
 $58.9
Caribbean




$0.2
 $0.3
Colorado $159.9
 $129.3
 $189.5
 $188.1
 $245.2
 $129.5
 $97.9
Connecticut $186.3
 $191.2
 $214.8
 $349.7
 $354.9
 $131.1
 $198.5
Delaware $139.4
 $144.6
 $149.8
 $130.2
 $107.2
 $87.9
 $172.6
Florida $45.0
 $114.8
 $98.2
 $138.8
 $63.0
 $12.5
 $4.3
Georgia $17.6
 $24.5
 $39.5
 $9.9
$0.7
 $0.9
Hawaii/Pacific $10.9
 $15.5
 $45.8
 $62.8
 $116.7
 $15.4
 $2.2
Idaho $33.4
 $38.6
 $20.2
 $44.8
 $78.4
 $25.9
 $11.1
Illinois $51.8
 $8.6
 $8.8
 $37.0
 $44.2
 $7.4
 $5.1
Indiana $2.2
 $0.2
 $9.4

$0.8
 $0.9
Iowa $0.2
$0.6

$1.3
 $4.1
Kansas $31.8
 $19.6
 $13.7
 $46.5
 $65.0
 $27.1
 $63.4
Kentucky $164.3
 $74.2
 $70.9
 $103.3
 $147.2
 $72.8
 $59.1
Louisiana




$1.2
 $1.2
Maine $36.6
 $54.3
 $88.5
 $82.8
 $21.8
 $11.6
 $8.9
Maryland $298.0
 $256.1
 $176.4
 $163.3
 $91.7
 $16.8
 $52.5
Massachusetts $255.4
 $190.4
 $181.1
 $481.0
 $457.0
 $69.6
 $303.3
Michigan $153.0
 $138.2
 $110.9
 $114.2
 $120.0
 $26.0
 $49.3
Minnesota $74.9
 $48.4
 $47.5
 $169.5
 $108.8
 $32.8
 $41.8
Mississippi



$6.4
 $0.9
 $1.0
Missouri $21.2
 $20.1
 $4.1
$12.5
 $1.0
 $1.4
Montana $88.8
 $64.3
 $147.7
 $111.3
 $201.6
 $33.8
 $55.1
Nebraska $29.7
 $24.3
 $22.1
 $42.3
 $48.7
 $7.7
 $3.3
Nevada $65.9
 $143.4
 $27.5
 $26.4
 $82.6
 $7.1
 $3.2
New Hampshire $166.6
 $175.4
 $173.8
 $94.0
 $67.5
 $64.9
 $59.3
New Jersey $423.6
 $251.7
 $260.9
 $411.8
 $228.5
 $65.9
 $157.0
New Mexico $22.8
 $17.8
 $22.4
 $16.1
 $32.1
 $19.5
 $9.7
New York $132.1
 $148.9
 $189.3
 $238.0
 $291.1
 $82.8
 $96.0
North Carolina $99.6
 $91.0
 $100.4
 $219.2
 $169.3
 $41.1
 $147.7
North Dakota $5.6
 $10.6
 $10.6

$1.3
 $1.6
Ohio $145.1
 $106.7
 $313.0
 $437.8
 $376.4
 $136.9
 $292.3
Oklahoma $40.7
 $69.2
 $62.8
 $16.1
 $101.1
 $43.7
 $13.5
Oregon $8.1
 $6.8
 $6.9
$22.8
 $18.6
 $46.3
Pennsylvania $293.2
 $377.3
 $336.4
 $193.3
 $299.3
 $41.9
 $304.1
Rhode Island $97.1
 $129.9
 $171.0
 $163.2
 $193.0
 $34.7
 $64.1
South Carolina $72.1
 $59.7
 $59.8
 $52.5
 $60.0
 $7.6
 $45.5
South Dakota $5.4
 $0.3
 $1.2

$0.9
 $0.9
Tennessee $35.5
 $21.5
 $5.0
 $4.0
 $60.6
 $10.3
 $6.6
Texas $65.1
 $35.1
 $62.5
 $111.9
 $88.4
 $25.5
 $24.1
Utah $26.9
 $14.7
 $26.9
 $44.1
 $96.8
 $15.8
 $2.5
Vermont $288.8
 $211.1
 $211.3
 $306.8
 $239.9
 $114.0
 $203.1
Virginia $54.2
 $49.4
 $49.8
 $141.7
 $147.4
 $58.2
 $31.7
Washington $157.0
 $106.0
 $88.3
 $218.2
 $106.7
 $54.8
 $56.6
West Virginia $155.9
 $156.2
 $124.0
 $158.3
 $81.5
 $120.3
 $121.7
Wisconsin $112.6
 $96.5
 $68.5
 $126.9
 $106.6
 $6.6
 $0.7
Wyoming $83.9
 $437.6
 $1,231.3
 $411.7
 $581.0
 $199.3
 $86.8
Other $1,307.7
 $1,428.2
 $2,259.1
 $545.9
 $2,245.0
 $410.1
 $323.7
Total $5,851.0
 $5,854.1
 $7,667.7
 $6,613.7
 $8,402.4
 $2,382.3
 $3,318.0
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year FRPP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out agreements or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance. Pursuant to this authority, the FRPP funds obligated in FY 2014-2015 were used to carry out the due diligence activities, such as environmental or appraisal reviews, required before NRCS can provide the federal share to the cooperating entity under such FRPP agreements or easements.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
FRPP Financial Assistance Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Alabama $540.0
 $542.7
 $96.8
$150.0
 $0.8
 $0.2
Alaska $700.0

$431.5


Arizona $120.0

$229.8
$1.5
California $3,646.1
 $5,025.7
 $3,181.3
 $3,778.9
 $4,280.1
 $30.7
Colorado $5,541.1
 $6,451.9
 $8,394.7
 $7,134.4
 $16,036.9
 $9.8
 $396.6
Connecticut $5,733.4
 $6,313.0
 $6,336.4
 $6,423.6
 $1,034.9

Delaware $5,589.0
 $4,918.6
 $4,918.6
 $4,762.3
 $4,293.4

Florida $1,459.2
 $8,506.3
 $5,096.3
 $4,892.6
 $2,914.3

Georgia

$791.4
 $150.0
 $2.0

Hawaii/Pacific $325.0
$607.4
 $2,501.4


Idaho $1,060.9
 $1,334.7
 $1,200.5
 $1,103.1
 $1,518.7

Illinois $1,581.5
 $8.3
 $3.0
$224.4

Kansas $1,004.9
 $816.0
 $410.7
 $1,691.5
 $1,808.0
 $34.4
Kentucky $3,024.2
 $2,440.0
 $2,132.4
 $339.4
 $2,006.8

Maine $318.1
 $620.0
 $2,078.9
 $1,360.4
 $1,152.9
$42.5
Maryland $4,022.0
 $4,309.6
 $2,354.7
 $1,072.7
 $11.0

Massachusetts $5,865.0
 $8,653.8
 $5,499.7
 $9,151.0
 $8,708.1

Michigan $2,886.2
 $6,134.4
 $2,012.2
 $3,201.1
 $2,596.7
 $0.8
Minnesota $2,986.4
 $1,385.8
 $1,160.8
 $1,118.4
 $1,288.9
 $5.3
 $3.1
Missouri
$0.8
 $142.0
 $4.6
 $42.7

Montana $2,710.9
 $2,588.5
 $6,368.0
 $4,162.2
 $4,848.5
 $0.8
 $2.3
Nebraska $1,451.7
 $1,120.1
 $1,495.5
 $1,035.8
 $958.1
$0.7
Nevada $3,559.2
 $5,292.5
 $3.2
 $5,402.5
 $2.6

New Hampshire $3,806.3
 $2,506.1
 $2,365.6
 $1,847.7
 $2,655.2
 $0.6
 $77.0
New Jersey $6,455.8
 $8,878.9
 $8,110.1
 $9,651.1
 $6,277.0

New Mexico $601.2
 $600.0
 $791.8
 $851.2
 $600.0
 $2.0
New York $2,409.4
 $4,159.2
 $5,591.9
 $5,191.8
 $4,280.9
$27.6
North Carolina $2,921.3
 $2,529.5
 $2,410.7
 $2,298.4
 $1,904.3
 $10.3
 $324.8
Ohio $3,218.6
 $3,658.8
 $11,802.2
 $8,214.7
 $6,689.8
 $150.3
 $267.5
Oklahoma $268.0
 $276.5
 $0.3
 $0.3
 $643.6
 $-0.1
Oregon




$10.6
Pennsylvania $5,528.5
 $6,443.0
 $4,008.2
 $4,392.6
 $3,354.8
 $33.5
 $1.0
Rhode Island $5,301.2
 $2,918.5
 $4,127.5
 $6,317.1
 $2,740.0

South Carolina $2,742.0
 $3,504.8
 $2,667.5
 $1,500.0
 $2,090.1
 $0.8
Tennessee $1,000.0
 $1,250.0

$1,187.7
 $1.6
Texas $2,163.2
 $2,075.0
 $2,900.2
 $5,583.9
 $4,004.5

Utah $893.3
 $255.7
 $980.3
 $1,863.5
 $360.2

Vermont $3,104.9
 $3,005.7
 $2,989.6
 $3,338.9
 $4,191.5

Virginia $1,735.4
 $1,177.5
 $912.9
 $4,141.7
 $1,731.7

Washington $5,785.9
 $6,196.0
 $1,679.1
 $3,824.8
 $3,143.5
$351.0
West Virginia $5,466.1
 $5,641.9
 $2,463.5
 $3,105.1
 $3,149.2
 $8.4
 $2.7
Wisconsin $1,407.0
 $1,846.5
 $753.8
 $850.5
 $1,007.3
 $35.2
Wyoming $3,782.2
 $20,655.5
 $52,134.0
 $15,369.2
 $5,508.6
 $157.4
 $13.0
Other $200.0
$72.5
$328.6

Total $112,915.2
 $144,041.8
 $161,046.1
 $138,289.2
 $109,727.5
 $494.4
 $1,510.0
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year FRPP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out agreements or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance. Pursuant to this authority, the FRPP funds obligated in FY 2014-2015 were used to carry out the due diligence activities, such as environmental or appraisal reviews, required before NRCS can provide the federal share to the cooperating entity under such FRPP agreements or easements.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
FRPP Reimbursable Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Michigan
$406.9
 $1,962.8
 $11.9


New York
$1,083.7
 $0.8



Ohio
$315.8
 $17.5



Pennsylvania
$396.6
 $213.9



Total
$2,203.0
 $2,194.9
 $11.9


Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.

Conservation Easements


The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) provides matching funds to State, Tribal, or local governments and non-governmental organizations with existing farm or ranch land protection programs to purchase permanent conservation easements. Prior to enrollment, landowners agree to sell a conservation easement, limiting the non-agricultural development rights on the enrolled acres, to the local farm or ranch land protection program. Upon enrollment, NRCS agrees to provide financial assistance to the local program, by contributing up to fifty-percent of conservation easements fair market value to the purchase of the easement. NRCS reimburses the local program for this portion of the purchase price after closing. The table below reports the number of FRPP easement contracts signed during each contract fiscal year, and the acres associated with those contracts, as well as the cumulative totals for contracts signed prior to the 2008 Farm Act.

There were no new FRPP contracts signed in 2014.

The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) Maps page contains maps illustrating cumulative easements and acres enrolled by state and year.

FRPP Cumulative Easement Data by State and Fiscal Year
State Prior Years 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
Number of Easements Acres Enrolled Number of Easements Acres Enrolled Number of Easements Acres Enrolled Number of Easements Acres Enrolled Number of Easements Acres Enrolled Number of Easements Acres Enrolled Number of Easements Acres Enrolled
Alabama 23
 4,258.6
 5
 786.1





1
 266.0
 29
 5,310.7
Alaska 2
 80.0
 1
 40.0







3
 120.0
Arizona 3
 2,347.0









3
 2,347.0
California 59
 17,839.4
 4
 1,057.9
 10
 3,774.0
 4
 1,344.8
 9
 1,816.3
 5
 2,320.3
 91
 28,152.7
Colorado 74
 47,730.0
 17
 5,570.6
 15
 14,554.4
 18
 9,476.8
 12
 17,344.5
 9
 6,007.1
 145
 100,683.3
Connecticut 72
 7,670.2
 16
 1,537.3
 12
 1,608.5
 6
 379.2
 7
 205.6

113
 11,400.9
Delaware 150
 23,302.6
 38
 2,380.8
 26
 2,973.7
 38
 4,349.0
 27
 2,393.0
 22
 2,961.0
 301
 38,360.0
Florida 15
 14,427.0
 3
 205.0
 2
 4,908.0
 1
 1,107.0
 5
 1,550.3
 2
 2,458.0
 28
 24,655.3
Georgia 14
 1,794.6



2
 269.8
 1
 45.0

17
 2,109.4
Hawaii/Pacific 3
 302.6









3
 302.6
Idaho 12
 4,397.7
 2
 4,780.0
 2
 1,109.0
 1
 3,040.0

5
 1,954.3
 22
 15,281.0
Illinois 27
 4,014.0
 3
 328.0







30
 4,342.0
Iowa 12
 2,731.5









12
 2,731.5
Kansas 17
 17,985.0
 1
 3,888.0
 3
 3,572.3
 2
 1,454.0
 2
 1,255.0
 2
 875.0
 27
 29,029.3
Kentucky 170
 28,521.0
 11
 1,682.0
 9
 1,104.5
 4
 986.7
 1
 141.2
 4
 705.3
 199
 33,140.7
Maine 22
 5,008.0
 2
 107.0
 2
 252.0
 6
 1,106.5
 3
 471.5

35
 6,945.0
Maryland 218
 29,384.4
 5
 827.2
 5
 915.9
 8
 1,570.7



236
 32,698.2
Massachusetts 171
 11,681.4
 16
 1,301.1
 22
 1,455.5
 21
 1,487.5
 29
 1,601.0
 18
 1,023.0
 277
 18,549.5
Michigan 60
 8,472.4
 5
 771.5
 31
 4,595.7
 12
 1,658.5
 15
 1,844.4
 5
 692.7
 128
 18,035.2
Minnesota 25
 2,920.1
 8
 1,141.0
 8
 701.0
 8
 1,101.0
 6
 499.0
 6
 516.0
 61
 6,878.1
Missouri 2
 172.0









2
 172.0
Montana 24
 29,428.2
 10
 6,753.0
 6
 5,241.4
 8
 39,849.0
 4
 7,455.0

52
 88,726.6
Nebraska 2
 782.0
 5
 2,270.9
 3
 5,316.0
 2
 25,712.0
 1
 176.0

13
 34,256.9
Nevada 4
 405.0
 1
 45.0







5
 450.0
New Hampshire 96
 6,206.7
 6
 909.5
 8
 306.3
 10
 599.6
 7
 270.3
 5
 401.2
 132
 8,693.5
New Jersey 157
 16,360.9
 9
 562.3
 15
 845.1
 14
 1,074.3
 10
 741.3
 2
 124.6
 207
 19,708.5
New Mexico 11
 309.8
 1
 2,880.0
 1
 2,040.0
 1
 2,260.0
 2
 15,634.0

16
 23,123.8
New York 86
 20,000.9
 7
 2,846.2
 9
 1,364.2
 12
 912.7
 13
 1,865.8
 11
 1,398.1
 138
 28,387.9
North Carolina 60
 9,640.8
 12
 1,653.4
 10
 910.2
 10
 706.3
 8
 708.9
 7
 447.8
 107
 14,067.4
North Dakota 3
 210.0









3
 210.0
Ohio 128
 24,827.7
 20
 3,613.0
 15
 2,994.4
 61
 8,557.6
 28
 3,423.8
 32
 4,812.3
 284
 48,228.8
Oklahoma 17
 1,972.1

3
 379.2





20
 2,351.3
Oregon 5
 15,908.0









5
 15,908.0
Pennsylvania 325
 45,088.2
 31
 3,847.1
 31
 3,520.5
 17
 2,390.6
 26
 2,489.2
 18
 1,795.5
 448
 59,130.9
Rhode Island 30
 2,107.0
 2
 106.9
 3
 118.6
 1
 64.7
 7
 162.9
 1
 47.7
 44
 2,607.8
South Carolina 38
 4,706.2
 3
 1,759.1
 4
 1,184.9
 3
 565.0
 1
 14.0
 3
 773.9
 52
 9,003.1
Tennessee 5
 742.0
 1
 152.0





1
 499.0
 7
 1,393.0
Texas 7
 4,262.9
 2
 637.0
 1
 244.0



1
 742.0
 11
 5,885.9
Utah 15
 3,029.0
 2
 53.1
 1
 10.3
 5
 364.9
 1
 218.0
 1
 85.7
 25
 3,761.0
Vermont 234
 47,760.7
 20
 3,210.8
 20
 3,688.6
 20
 3,144.2
 23
 3,027.0
 28
 4,052.0
 345
 64,883.3
Virginia 27
 6,228.3
 5
 614.6
 3
 955.0
 4
 586.0
 9
 1,497.2

48
 9,881.1
Washington 65
 5,551.9
 20
 1,674.5
 13
 3,114.7
 5
 543.0
 21
 1,662.9
 5
 1,355.1
 129
 13,902.1
West Virginia 58
 6,961.9
 26
 2,904.0
 21
 3,118.5
 9
 1,282.0
 7
 1,561.4
 2
 210.7
 123
 16,038.4
Wisconsin 73
 10,071.6
 2
 720.5
 7
 1,251.9
 1
 105.2
 3
 516.7
 3
 437.0
 89
 13,102.9
Wyoming 16
 27,590.0
 4
 4,992.0
 11
 21,300.6
 8
 46,396.0
 9
 18,620.0
 1
 80.0
 49
 118,978.6
Total 2,637
 525,191.1
 326
 68,608.3
 332
 99,428.7
 322
 164,444.6
 297
 89,211.3
 200
 37,041.2
 4,114
 983,925.1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Easement Staging Tool (NEST) October 2015, supplemented by information from State Program Managers.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Prior year totals include FY 1996 through FY 2008 data, with the exception of FY 1999 when FRPP easements were not funded.
• It was clarified in 71 Fed. Reg. 144, 42568 (July 27, 2006) (codified at 7 CFR ยงยง 1491.4(a), 1491.22(d), and 1491.30(b)) that FRPP easements enrolled through September 30 2008, should name the United States as a grantee in the deed of easement. In other fiscal years, the United States should have received a contingent right or a right of enforcement in the deed of easement.
• Enrollment acres are initially reported at the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent acreage reports for prior year enrollments are subject to change as acres are finalized through legal surveys, agreements are cancelled, or other modifications occur in the fiscal years following initial enrollment. Enrollment numbers for each year are based on acres in pending and acquired parcels as of the date the data was extracted.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over states due to rounding.

More Information

The data in this report can be downloaded here.


For more information about NRCS Conservation Programs, visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/

Citation for this website:
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) 2012-2015 Data
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
ProTracts Program Contracts System October 2015
National Easement Staging Tool (NEST) October 2015
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 30 September 2016*
<http:http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/NRCS_RCA/reports/fb08_cp_frpp.html>

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