Appendix
Appendix 1. Inactive programs (e.g., de-funded, repealed) documented in the initial database but ultimately excluded from the analysis.
Agency
Program
Incentive/ funding type
Description
Year inactive
federal
Environmental Protection Agency
Piscataqua Region Region Environmental Planning Assessment Grant Program Conservation Reserve Program - Grasslands
Implementation grant
The program provided a grant opportunity in the 42 New Hampshire and 10 Maine communities within the Piscataqua Region watershed based on regional priorities. Provided participants with rental payments and cost- share assistance so that environmentally sensitive agricultural land is not farmed or ranched, but instead used for conservation benefits.
2016
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
PES
2014
USDA Forest Service (USFS)
Biological Control of
Research grant A program to develop
2017
technologies that address the spread and impacts of invasive plants.
Invasive, Native and Non-Native Plants (BCIP) Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS)
Implementation grant
Provided technical and financial assistance to landowners for the establishment and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat.
2014, 10-year contracts still open
US Small Business Administration (SBA)
Paycheck Protection Program
Loan
Provided a direct incentive for small businesses to help fund payroll costs, including benefits, pay for mortgage interest, rent, utilities, worker protection costs related to COVID-19, uninsured property damage costs caused by looting or vandalism during 2020, and certain supplier costs and expenses for operations. Offered competitive, matching funds to promote Connecticut agricultural products through the use of the Connecticut Grown logo or slogan.
2021
state
CT Department of Agriculture
Connecticut Grown Joint Venture Grant
Certificate of compliance
unknown
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