PACD Ag Plan Reimbursement Program Outcomes

Written by Shannon Wehinger on October 8, 2026. Posted in Grants

The PACD Ag Plan Reimbursement Program concluded in September. In just under two years, the program funded 437 grants totaling approximately $900,000. These grants provided cost-share reimbursement for 782 plans covering just over 99,000 acres across the state—639 in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, 94 in the Delaware River Basin, and 49 in the Ohio River Basin.

Of these, 179 plans covering just over 23,847 acres were on a preserved farm or being considered for easement sale through the Farmland Preservation Program.

PACD is seeking funding to continue the program in the future.

The Ag Plan Reimbursement Program is administered by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission.