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Farm Funding Directory
Click the topics below to view all farm funding opportunities in Kankakee County.
Many local, state, and federal programs exist to help farmers and landowners implement conservation practices and establish habitat for hunting, fishing, and enjoyment.
In 2022, the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) developed the ISAP Cover Crop Incentives Directory and stacking matrix to give farmers a single resource to shop for programs that fit their goals.
The Kankakee County SWCD took this valuable ISAP resource and tailored it specifically for incentives available to Kankakee County farmers, and adding additional programs for habitat establishment. Download the Kankakee County Farm Funding Directory document above, or scroll through this webpage to learn more about local, state, and federal conservation programs.
Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) and
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Landowners enroll flooded and environmentally sensitive cropland in a Federal CREP contract with FSA. IDNR extends the terms of that contract by enrolling land into an Illinois CREP Grant. In exchange landowners receive compensation that contribute to the goals of CREP.
Contact the IDNR Department at
(217) 782-6302 or DNR.Grants@illinois.gov
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
In exchange for an annual rental payment, farmers agree to convert ag land to quality native habitat. Another program, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) builds upon CRP.
Contact the Farm Service Agency at (815) 937-8940
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Learn which conservation programs you can stack to increase incentive payments per acre!
Kankakee River Basin Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Receive NRCS funds to implement conservation practices or establish habitat to address water quality and quantity issues in the Kankakee River Watershed.
Contact Emilie Watkins at
emilie.watkins@kankakeecountyswcd.org
SWCD & NRCS
Cover Crop Incentives
2025-2026 Enrollment is closed.
Please be sure to keep checking for any updates.
Click Here for Program Info Card.
Illinois Cover Crop Initiative (ICC)
Learn which conservation programs you can stack to increase incentive payments per acre!
Cover Crop Incentives
Habitat Funding
For a rental payments, farmers agree to convert frequently flooded ag land to quality native habitat such as pollinator or grassland. This program piggybacks off of the CRP program.
Contact IDNR CREP at DNR.CREP@illinois.edu
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Receive technical and financial assistance to plan, design, supervise, and monitor customized habitat projects. Coupled with other habitat programs listed here, landowners may establish quality hunting and fishing habitat at little to no cost.
Contact Jason Bleich at
jason_bleich@fws.gov
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Pheasants Forever works with a number of partners across the nation to leverage private and public funding to create habitat that benefits the landowner and wildlife.
Contact Dallas Glazik at
dglazik@pheasantsforever.org
Pheasants Forever
Through the Smart Wetlands program, TWI works with farmers to construct tile-treatment wetlands to intercept nutrients along ditches and streams.
Contact Jill Kostel at jkostel@wetlands-initiative.org
The Wetlands Initiative (TWI)
Smart Wetlands Program
Learn which habitat programs you can stack to fund your habitat project!
Habitat Funding
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