Douglas County Conservation District                                                                         ~Helping People Help the Land~                                                                                                            

                                                                            PO Box 688, 7519 E. Hwy 86, Franktown, CO 80116

Financial / Scholarships

Select a link for more information on the various financial assistance programs we have for your conservation efforts.  You might want to prevent soil erosion, install grazing management practices, create a windbreak, control noxious weeds, or some other conservation-oriented practice.  Perhaps we can help you achieve your goals.

Cost-Share (Matching Grants)

The Douglas County Conservation District has secured a $15,000 State grant which is for a 50% cost -share grant available to residents who live along Bayou Gulch in Parker, CO.   This project is being used to assist landowners to control Leafy spurge along the drainages in and around Bayou Gulch.  If you live in the area and would like to be part of this project with 50% cost share for the cost of the noxious weed control then contact us at 303-688-3042 ext. 100 for more information. 

Criteria

• You must live in the Douglas County Conservation District  in Colorado

• You must submit your application by the deadline February 18, 2010.

• Approved contracts will receive 50% reimbursement for their project, up to a maximum of $2,500.00.

• You must sign a contract with the District agreeing to complete the practice and to maintain it for two years beyond completion.

• This specific project is for controlling Leafy spurge along Bayou Gulch in Parker, CO.  If you live along the gulch, and are interested in this cost share money, please contact us. 

The Process

1. We will announce this project in letters to landowners along Bayou Gulch and in our newsletter, and the Douglas County News Press.  We will accept applications for cost-share money for a period of time.  By calling our office at 303-688-3042 ext. 100, we'll send you an application packet to fill out and return to our office by the deadline February 18, 2010.
   
2. At the expiration of the application period, NRCS personnel may contact you in order to fully clarify the objectives of the plan you submitted.  Once all are clarified (usually in a 4-6 week time frame), they are referred to the Board of Supervisors.
   
3. During a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, each application is reviewed and given points.  If an application request doesn't meet Board requirements for cost sharing, it is immediately disqualified.  The remainder are prioritized by points; the more points, the higher to the top your application goes.
   
4. Monies are awarded until all money is gone.  In most all years, the District Board will award more than the original State grant by using some of their own funds. 
   
5. You will be notified whether or not your application was approved.  If approved, we'll set up a time with you to sign the contract.

The NRCS website also has several granting programs available through the 2008 Farm Bill.   If you apply for one of those, but do not get it, you'll receive extra points in the District's cost-share program. 

Check out the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS website) for more information on available grants.  To qualify for the NRCS grants, you must be an ag. producer.

Contact us by e-mail or by phone (303 688-3042 ext. 100) for more information regarding their programs.