Farmland Preservation Grant Application

Secure Funding to Preserve Your Farm for Future Generations

Farmland preservation grants provide critical funding to help working farms remain productive while protecting valuable agricultural land from development pressure. Whether you're a third-generation farmer looking to secure your family's legacy or a new agricultural entrepreneur committed to sustainable land stewardship, this farmland preservation grant application template makes it easy to present your case to funding organizations, land trusts, and government agencies.

Why Use Paperform for Your Grant Application?

Managing a complex grant application shouldn't add to your workload. This Paperform template streamlines the entire farmland preservation application process into one professional, easy-to-complete form. Instead of juggling multiple PDFs, email attachments, and spreadsheets, you can collect all necessary information—from soil quality assessments to succession plans—in a single, organized submission.

The template includes sections for applicant information, property details, soil and environmental assessments, conservation easement terms, agricultural viability planning, and farm succession strategies. Conditional logic ensures applicants only see questions relevant to their specific situation, making the form faster to complete and easier to review.

Built for Agricultural Organizations and Land Trusts

This template is ideal for:

• Agricultural conservation organizations processing multiple preservation grant applications
• Land trusts and conservancies evaluating easement opportunities
• State and local farming preservation programs managing public funding allocations
• Private foundations supporting sustainable agriculture and rural land protection
• County agricultural boards administering farmland protection initiatives

Paperform's professional design capabilities let you brand the application with your organization's logo, colors, and messaging while maintaining the credibility and formality that grant applications require.

Comprehensive Assessment in One Place

The template captures everything evaluators need to make informed decisions:

Property and Applicant Information: Basic contact details, farm location, parcel identification, and ownership documentation all in one place.

Soil Quality and Environmental Assessment: Detailed questions about soil types, productivity ratings, prime farmland designation, water resources, and existing conservation practices help evaluators understand the agricultural value of the land.

Conservation Easement Terms: Clear documentation of proposed easement restrictions, permitted uses, development limitations, and stewardship responsibilities ensure all parties understand the long-term commitment.

Agricultural Viability Plan: Applicants describe current farming operations, production methods, market access, economic sustainability, and plans for maintaining or improving agricultural productivity under the easement.

Farm Succession Planning: Critical information about generational transfer, identified successors, training plans, and strategies for keeping the farm operational beyond the current owner demonstrate long-term viability.

Save Time with Automated Workflows

Once you've received an application, Paperform integrates with Stepper (stepper.io) to automate your review workflow. Automatically route completed applications to evaluation committees, trigger site visit scheduling, update your CRM or project management system, and send status updates to applicants—all without manual data entry.

You can also use conditional logic to score applications automatically based on soil quality ratings, acreage, agricultural productivity, or other priority criteria, helping you identify top candidates faster.

Secure, Compliant, and Trustworthy

Grant applications often contain sensitive financial, legal, and property information. Paperform is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant, giving applicants confidence that their data is protected. You can also collect digital signatures for required certifications and acknowledgments using Papersign (papersign.com), eliminating the need for printing, signing, and scanning documents.

Perfect for Multiple Funding Programs

This template is flexible enough to adapt to various farmland preservation programs:

• Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements (PACE)
• Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) programs
• Agricultural Land Trusts
• Working Lands Conservation Programs
• State and Federal Farmland Protection Programs
• Private foundation land stewardship grants

Simply customize the questions, adjust evaluation criteria, and add your specific program requirements—all without touching a line of code.

Get Started in Minutes

With Paperform's intuitive editor, you can have this farmland preservation grant application live and accepting submissions in minutes. The template includes all the essential questions, but you maintain complete control to add, remove, or modify sections to match your program's specific requirements and evaluation criteria.

Join over 500,000 teams worldwide who trust Paperform to handle their most important forms. From small local land trusts to large state agricultural agencies, organizations rely on Paperform to collect better information, save time, and make smarter funding decisions—all while providing applicants with a professional, respectful experience that honors their commitment to land stewardship.