New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter X - Grant Programs › Part 390 - Agricultural And Farmland Protection › Section 390.5 - Planning grants

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				Matching grants program. Subject to the availability of funds, the department
				shall maintain a matching grants program intended to assist counties and
				municipalities in the development of agricultural and farmland protection
				plans.
(b) Applications.
				Applications for State matching funds shall be submitted to the department by
				the county's agricultural and farmland protection board or two such boards
				acting jointly, or the municipality or two such municipalities acting jointly.
				Applications may be submitted to the department at any time. A county may not
				make application for funds until it has established its agricultural and
				farmland protection board and a chairperson for such board has been elected. A
				municipality may not make application for funds until the county in which the
				municipality is located has established its agricultural and farmland
				protection board and a chairperson for such board has been elected. All
				planning grant applications made to the department shall contain at least the
				following information:
(1) the name of the
				county or the municipality applying;
(2) the identification of the county
				agricultural and farmland protection board chair (name, address, and telephone
				number);
(3) the identification of
				an individual to be contacted concerning information contained within the
				application (name, address, and telephone number);
(4) a summary statement of the trends and
				conditions in the county or the municipality that warrant agricultural and
				farmland protection measures;
(5) a
				description of the agricultural setting in the county or the municipality
				including:
(i) the approximate number and
				types of farms in the area which is the subject of the plan;
(ii) the present and future prospect for farm
				viability in the county or the municipality; and
(iii) other indications of the economic
				condition and importance of agriculture to the county or the
				municipality;
(6) a
				detailed description of the plan of work to be followed in developing the
				county or the municipal plan;
(7)
				the anticipated timeframe for completing the plan of work;
(8) a budget detailing the cost of developing
				the plan, including itemization of costs to be charged against State versus
				county or the municipal matching resources available to the board or the
				municipality by individual budget category;
(9) a description of in-kind services to be
				used for up to 80 percent of the required match;
(10) evidence of the availability of matching
				funds (such as a copy of a resolution, a copy of a portion of the county or the
				municipal budget that demonstrates that the matching funds have been earmarked
				for such activities, a letter from the county or the municipal executive that
				the county or the municipality has appropriated matching funds, or a copy of
				letter[s] from an external granting agency that funding is provided to the
				county or the municipality, or its agent, for the development of the
				plan);
(11) signature of the chair
				of the county or the municipal legislative body; and
(12) the qualifications of the principals who
				will be developing the plan including experience in developing agricultural
				protection sections of comprehensive plans and land use regulations..