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Conservation districts seek $20,000–$50,000 to continue small climate‑resilience grants for farms
Summary
Witnesses described a small grant program that has funded 139 climate‑resilience projects across all 10 counties, awarding about $337,895 in 2025. The program provides $10,000 grants requiring a 25% farmer match; sponsors proposed an amendment reducing an appropriation request from $50,000 to $20,000 to preserve a lower‑cost option.
Representatives and witnesses described the Conservation District Climate Resilience Grant Program during a House Finance Committee work session on House Bill 246.
Ian Hanley, executive director of the New Hampshire State Conservation Committee, said the committee oversees 10 county conservation districts and that the program has funded 139 grants over four years totaling just over $1 million and reaching farmers in 58 municipalities across all 10 counties. "In 2025, we awarded $337,895 in total grants," Hanley said.
Benet Hershon,…
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