Grassland Reserve Program

The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance grasslands on their property. Section 2401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize this program.  The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency are coordinating implementation of GRP, which helps landowners restore and protect grassland, pastureland, and certain other lands and provides assistance for rehabilitating grasslands. The program will conserve vulnerable grasslands from conversion to cropland or other uses and conserve important grasslands by helping maintain viable farming operations.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

• Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) General Program Description
• Description of LESA Criteria - Connecticut
• Policy for Grassland Reserve Program - Connecticut

Some of the following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

• 2005 Connecticut GRP Success Story (261 KB) (HTML version)
• GRP Fact Sheet (47 KB) 
• GRP Ranking Criteria - Connecticut (29 KB)
• GRP Ranking Sheet - Connecticut (78 KB)
• Connecticut Ranking Criteria Worksheet for Rental Agreements (16 KB)
• Connecticut Ranking Criteria Worksheet for Easements (16 KB)

Contact

Carol Donzella
Phone: (203) 287-8038, Ext. 100

Joyce Purcell
Assistant State Conservationist - Programs
Phone: (860) 871-4028

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Last Modified: 01/11/2012