Funding & Programs
Explore funding opportunities for producers and landowners, along with conservation programs supporting working lands across Arizona.
Producer Funding Opportunities
Our producer programs connect Arizona landowners and operators with funding, technical support, and implementation resources to carry out conservation on working lands. Through partnerships and targeted initiatives, these programs are designed to address local resource concerns while supporting productive, sustainable operations.
Our goal is to provide practical, accessible pathways for producers to plan, implement, and maintain conservation practices that deliver long-term benefits. Explore our producer program opportunities below to get started.
Advancing Markets for Producers Program
Applications due December 4th, 2026.
Put sustainable agricultural practices to work on your farm or ranch with funding from AACD and Arizona’s Conservation Districts. Support is available for practices such as brush management, fencing, irrigation water management, and livestock water infrastructure.
Restoring Arizona's Colorado River Basin Conservation Area RCPP
Applications are due January 29th, 2027.
This program supports healthier, more productive rangelands and forests by managing invasive woody vegetation and improving soil, water, grazing conditions, and wildlife habitat. More than $24 million awarded through the NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program supports this landscape-level conservation effort.
Arizona's Producers First Program
Not accepting applications at this time.
Led by Arizona’s Conservation Districts and AACD, this program funds conservation practices that sustain productive farms and ranches while improving soil, water, and wildlife habitat.
Statewide Conservation Programs
Our programs include various partnership programs, cooperative agreements, and on-the-ground projects, both statewide and region-focused. These programs are designed to support Arizona’s Conservation Districts’ statutory responsibilities and support local landowners. Our goal is to establish dynamic, long-term, collaborative efforts that promote sustainable agriculture while conserving natural resources. Explore our program categories that uphold these commitments.
Resource Rangeland Management Program
In a statewide, landscape-level rangeland program, Conservation Districts and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have partnered to work with multiple stakeholders across Arizona to restore and sustain natural aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and their associated processes, while at the same time providing for the managed development and maintenance of productive working lands through the Resource Rangeland Management Program (RRMP).
Fire Recovery Program
Conservation Districts play a crucial role when natural resource disasters hit, and their response to Arizona's dangerous fire seasons over the past few years is a prime example of what the Districts can do for Arizona. The Fire Recovery Program began in November 2021 when the Districts responded to the devastating Mescal & Telegraph Fires.
Through multiple partner programs, AACD has been able to cultivate funds to help producers and private landowners rebuild infrastructure and heal the land that was destroyed by wildfires since July 2020. We provide Program Management, Technical Support, and Administration.
For questions about current projects or available assistance, contact AACD’s programs team.
Partners & Contributors
Arizona Conservation Districts
AZ Farmers & Ranchers
