The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Conservation
(KDA–DOC) is pleased to announce the availability of funds in the form of cost
share assistance and incentive payments to assist landowners with irrigation
efficiency technology. The funding is provided by KDA–DOC through appropriation
from the State Water Plan Fund and the program is administered by Conservation
Districts across the state.
This initiative is
designed to promote irrigation efficiency by providing cost share assistance to
landowners for automated mobile drip irrigation systems, autonomous pivot
systems, water meter monitoring software subscriptions, bubbler nozzle
packages, and remote monitoring systems (soil moisture probes included as part
of system).
Eligible projects
must be located within Kansas groundwater management districts 1 through 5.
Applications are currently being accepted, and projects will be approved
beginning on November 1, 2023, until all funds have been allocated. Equipment
purchases and subscriptions made before application approval by KDA–DOC are not
eligible for this initiative.
Applications for
this irrigation technology cost share funding must be made through local
Conservation Districts. For application assistance and details about funding
eligibility, along with more information concerning other available services,
please contact your local Conservation District office. A directory of
Conservation Districts can be found at agriculture.ks.gov/ConservationDistricts.