Cost-share
Ducks Unlimited North Dakota Working Lands Programs (Grassland Working Lands Program & Cover Crop and Livestock Integration Project)
Ducks Unlimited
What you can get
Cost-share for grazing infrastructure (fence, water) and cover crop seed • Rates not published; contact DU North Dakota conservation programs staff.
- Readiness
- Local office first
- Who can apply
- producer, private landowners, farmers and ranchers with grassland or cropland in DU priority areas
- Coverage
- ND
- Deadline & timing
- Official page lists the programs as current but states no application window or deadline; producers contact DU's North Dakota conservation programs staff to enroll. Delivery is focused on the highest priority breeding-waterfowl areas.
- Eligibility
- Cost-share rates and caps are not published on the page. The page also lists two programs not covered by this entry: the Grassland Enhancement Pilot Program (GEPP), for lessees and managers improving grazing systems on school trust and public land, and Scaling Soil Health in the Prairie Pothole Region, a federally funded NRCS RCPP program that pays a rental payment during the first three years as marginal cropland transitions to grazing land.
grazinglivestock infrastructurecover cropsoil healthrangeland
Optional expert service · $249
Turn program research into an application package.
An eligibility screen for one farm, a shortlist of up to three relevant programs, and draft practice justifications and a document checklist for one selected application. Delivered within 7 business days after intake.
Last verified Oct 24, 2026. Always confirm current terms and deadlines on the official site before applying.
Plan your next step
Run a quick soil assessment or ask an agronomist how this program fits your fields.