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BMP Cost Share Program​

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' (FDACS) Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP) administers the Best Management Practices (BMP) Cost Share Program to assist eligible applicants with BMPs. Project funding is on a continuous basis until program funds are fully encumbered.

Funding decisions will be based on the submittal of all necessary information on the Cost Share Program Application (Application), as well as any additional requested documentation. Completed Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Review of each Application will be conducted by FDACS. Additional information from the applicant, including a site visit, may be requested by FDACS before a funding decision is made.

FDACS will review completed Applications based on the following minimum criteria:

1. Confirmation of applicant eligibility.
2. Confirmation that the project type is eligible for funding by confirming the project:
   1. Is on the approved list or meets the criteria as a new project type;
   2. Will be used for implementing a BMP adopted in FDACS’s Best Management Practices Manuals located in Title 5M, F.A.C.;
   3. Is appropriate for the size of the operation;
   4. Has an adequate relative water quality benefit; and
   5. Has the necessary precision/technology features.
3. Cost share reimbursement will not exceed the lesser of 90% of the actual project costs, or the maximum reimbursement amount of $150,000 per applicant per contract.
4. Confirmation there is no duplication of benefits. An applicant cannot use additional alternative funding to completely pay for a proposed project, including but not limited to, NRCS funding, other state agency cost share assistance, insurance benefits, FEMA, HUD, or other federal benefits, and apply for reimbursement again under this Program . No double dipping . If it is determined by FDACS, the Recipient, or any other state or federal partner that duplication of benefits occurred, the applicant may be required to repay any cost share reimbursement received under this Program.

For questions, please email OAWPCostShare@FDACS.gov.