Financial Assistance

Updated May 1, 2020

2020 Irrigation Technology Initiative

The Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Conservation is pleased to announce the availability of $132,500 in cost-share funds to assist landowners with irrigation efficiency technology.  This initiative is designed to promote irrigation efficiency and water conservation by providing cost-share assistance to landowners for automated soil moisture probes.  Contact your local conservation district for details or to submit your application. 
  
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State Water Plan Fund Allocation Maps

Kansas Cost-Share Programs

Conservation practices benefit all Kansans by providing cleaner water, more productive crop and grazing lands, and improved wildlife habitat. The Division of Conservation (DOC), Kansas Department of Agriculture administers four voluntary cost-share programs, the Water Resources Cost-Share Program, the Non-Point Source Pollution Control Program, Riparian and Wetland Protection Program and the Sediment & Nutrient Reduction Initiative. These programs provide financial assistance to eligible landowners for conservation practices that reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and/or conserve water.

All of the DOC programs are reviewed by the State Conservation Commission (SCC) Board of Commissioners consisting of five elected and four appointed members. The Kansas Water Authority annually develops the Kansas Water Plan, which provides recommendations to the Kansas Legislature in determining appropriations and priorities. Most of the DOC programs are funded through the Kansas Water Plans dedicated sources of funding. It is by this funding source the DOC, through conservation districts, has financial assistance available for Kansas landowners to apply conservation practices.

Click here to view Questions & Answers Regarding Financial Assistance.

Program funds are allocated to each conservation district on July 1, which is the beginning of the state fiscal year. Additional financial assistance funds are allocated to address water quality impairments identified in river segments and lakes through the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) process. The TMDLs set the maximum amount of pollution that a specific water body can receive without violating the surface water quality standards. Click here for more information on TMDLs in Kansas.

  • Local Program Administration

  • Contract

  • Application for Cost-Share

  • Payment

Please contact your Conservation District for program availability or to see how you can get more involved in conserving soil and water for future generations.

Conservation Practices

  • Cropland

  • Home / Farmstead

  • Irrigation

  • Livestock Waste

  • Pasture and Hayland

  • Stream / Riparian

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Livestock Water Supply Financial Assistance Initiative

The Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Conservation is pleased to announce the availability of funds to assist landowners that have previously drilled livestock water supply wells or previously installed livestock water supply pipeline and tanks in response to the ongoing drought. Applications must be made to local conservation district from August 1-31, 2018. Contact your local conservation district for details or to submit your application. 

  • Timeline for application

  • Eligibility

  • Landowner requirements

  • Application details

  • Financial assistance details