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Conservation Loans

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

10.099

Program objective

To provide access to credit for farmers who need and want to implement conservation measures on their land but do not have the “up front” funds available to implement these practices. Unlike FSA’s traditional farm ownership and operating loan programs that are targeted toward smaller and less financially established farmers, eligibility requirements for the CL program are expanded to permit FSA to provide assistance to some applicants who may be large and financially strong.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2015

    Through July 29, 2015 there was 1 guaranteed conservation loan made with a value of $1,355,000. $1,355,000

  2. 2016

    $1,399,000

    The Agency 2 Guaranteed Conservation loans being made in 2016. Through August 9, 2016 there were 2 loans made with a value of $1,399,000.

  3. 2017

    $10,000,000 The agency estimates 10 Guaranteed Conservation loans being made in FY 2017.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

7 CFR Parts 762 and 764. FSA Handbooks 1-FLP, 2-FLP, 3-FLP and 1-APP; FSA Fact Sheets. Program Aid "FSA Producer's Guide to Loan Programs", FSA Brochure FSA-BK-01 Your Guide to FSA Farm Loans; All information is available on FSA website at: www.fsa.usda.gov.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Agricultural

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
  • Individual/Family

Additional resources