Idaho DEQ agricultural best management practice grants

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality: 60% grant up to $250,000 with a 40% match. The 2026 window closed April 17, 2026; 2027 dates not announced.

Verified Oct 14, 2026 against deq.idaho.gov · Report a change

What it pays

60%

60% grant up to $250,000 with a 40% match.

You pay first

40% match

40% match.

Buy before approval?

Ask

Not stated. · not confirmed

Drones

Not addressed

Drones not addressed

Who can apply

Farmers and ranchers are eligible applicants, but projects must involve multiple partners.

What it covers

Water-quality best management practices. · not confirmed

Drones: ask the agency before you count on it

Drones not addressed. The agency decides, and we have not seen it decide.

Question to send Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (copy and edit)

"I farm [acres, crop] in [county]. Would a [make, model] agricultural drone used for [spot spraying / variable-rate fertilizer / cover-crop seeding] be considered eligible under Idaho DEQ agricultural best management practice grants, and what would you need from me to decide?"

Money and timing

60% grant up to $250,000 with a 40% match. 40% match.

Item	What the record says
Opens	Not stated
Deadline	Closed April 17, 2026; 2027 not announced.
When money arrives	Reimbursement against invoices with receipts; timing not stated.
Repayment	Not a loan; nothing to repay.
Equipment origin rules	None found. · not confirmed

The 2026 window closed April 17, 2026; 2027 dates not announced. The Commission's Water Quality Program for Agriculture is unfunded for FY2027.

Paperwork

DEQ subgrant application with partners. · not confirmed

Where this comes from

Every quoted line below was copied from the official page the research harness captured, and checked again against that capture when this site was built. Lines marked "not confirmed" elsewhere on this page have no quote yet.

Fact	Official wording	Source	Checked
Program name	Nonpoint Source	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Agency	Department of Environmental Quality	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Kind of help	40%	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Who can apply	Eligible applicants include farmers and ranchers.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Who can apply	Projects must involve multiple partners and leverage other funding sources.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Status	The 2026 application periods are now closed.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Status	Information on grant applications for 2027 will be available in winter 2027.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Deadline	The application deadline for the State General Fund Agricultural Grant is April 17, 2026.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Deadline	Information on grant applications for 2027 will be available in winter 2027.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
What it pays	Funds awarded to a project cannot exceed $250,000.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
What it pays	40% match required (based on the minimum total project cost).	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
You pay first	40% match required (based on the minimum total project cost).	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Repayment	These grants are awarded annually on a competitive basis.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
When money arrives	Include receipts for all costs with invoices submitted for reimbursement.	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026
Official page	Nonpoint Source	deq.idaho.gov · capture 250	Oct 14, 2026

Record idaho-deq-ag-bmp-grant v2, approved; automatic checks run Oct 15, 2026.

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