Transcript Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
FARM AND RANCH LANDS
PROTECTION PROGRAM
(FRPP)
Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002
Slide 1
FRPP Key Points
• Purchases conservation easements to
limit non-agricultural land use
conversion
• Matches funds to organizations with
existing farmland protection programs
• Landowners retain all agriculture rights
Slide 2
FRPP Key Points
• To be eligible, farms or ranches must
– Be privately own
– Contain 50 percent of prime, unique,
or statewide important soils
– Be subject to a pending offer
Slide 3
FRPP Key Points
• Allows for purchase of perpetual
easements
• Easements held by the eligible entity
• Eligible entities include tribes, state and
local government, and NGOs
• Available in all states
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