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Maryland Department of Agriculture

Grants for Soil & Water Conservation

Welcome to the new MDA website!

We have launched our new website and are actively monitoring it. If you notice any issues, please submit feedback. Search results may take a few days to update while search engines index the new website.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture provides a range of conservation grants to help farmers offset the cost of installing best management practices on their farms to protect the natural resources they depend on and com​ply with federal, state, and local environmental requirements. 

A healthy field of green cover crops next to trees and water
Credit: Edwin Remsberg

Please click the links to learn more about our programs​.

Conservation Grant News

Keep up with conservation

Our Conservation Buzz newsletter keeps Maryland farmers and landowners up to date on grants, programs, and events from MDA.

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Conservation Grants Program annual report

Read our 2025 Conservation Grants Annual Report - PDF - 2.14 MB