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Morgan County SWCD and Clean Water Indiana

Seeding 4 Soil Health

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The Clean Water Indiana (CWI) Program was established to provide financial assistance to landowners and conservation groups by the State of Indiana.  The financial assistance supports the implementation of conservation practices which will reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution through education, technical assistance, training, and cost sharing programs.  The CWI fund is administered by the Division of Soil Conservation under the direction of the State Soil Conservation Board.

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In 2025, The Morgan County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a grant to provide assistance, both technical and financial, to Morgan County landowners who wish to install conservation plantings. The grant will promote 4 soil health principles that will increase the health of your lands soil. These principles are maximizing continuous living roots year-round, minimizing soil disturbance, maximizing the biodiversity of your soil, and maximizing soil cover. Read more below to learn about the Seeding 4 Soil Health Program in Morgan County!

 

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Program Requirements

•    Project must be located in Morgan County
•    Available to private land owners and non-governmental not-for­-profit organizations
•    Project has not qualified for or received other federal or state financial assistance already.

•    Must follow program guidelines and final decisions are made by the Morgan County SWCD Supervisory Board.

What are the possibilities?

•    Pollinator, Prairie, and other Native Habitat Plantings
•    Buffer Strips, Filter Strips, Field Borders, and Waterways
•    Cover Crop Plantings​

•    Fee reimbursement for use of the SWCD Drill to plant these types of plantings

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Program Details

This is a cost-share program. Applications will be ranked and reviewed monthly by the SWCD Board at their monthly meeting. Funds will be reimbursed at 75%/25% rate based on receipts provided, up to a maximum of $3,000.

 

Funds are limited and enrollment will close when all funds have been allocated. 

 

No reimbursements will be made on work done on a project prior to board approval or without a properly signed agreement.

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This program gives priority to participants who are installing a practice for the first time, installing a practice in a location for the first time, installing a practice adjacent to or near a waterway, and who intend to use no-till methods to plant.

SWCD No-Till Drill rental fees will be reimbursed for those participants who choose to use the Morgan County SWCD No-Till Seed Drill. A separate drill rental agreement is required for use of the drill.

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