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VLCF Grant Rounds
The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees met on June 9, 2026, to take action on board items and approve the FY27 VLCF grant round and open the Surry-Skiffes Creek grant round to help fund land conservation projects.
The Surry-Skiffes Creek grant round is open and accepting applications until 5 p.m. on Sept. 4. This program places an emphasis on historic preservation and land conservation to mitigate impacts from the Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton Transmission Line Project. A total of $250,000 is available. Applicants will submit their applications via email to landcon@dcr.virginia.gov.
Here is the Surry-Skiffes Creek 2026 Grant Manual and application.
The VLCF grant round is open and accepting applications through WebGrants until 5 p.m. on Aug. 21. A record $17.21 million in funding is allocated to five categories: Farmland Preservation; Forestland Preservation; Historic Area Preservation; Natural Area Preservation; and Open Spaces and Parks.
Here is the FY2027 VLCF Grant Manual.
View the FY25 VLCF Annual Report.
The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Board met on Nov. 3, 2025, to award the FY26 VLCF grant round. See the list of awarded applications.
Read the press release.
OSIG Report
The Office of the State Inspector General completed an audit of the Land Preservation Tax Credit Program in 2021. In their final report, OSIG recommended DCR reach out to the land trust community to share effective practices for easement monitoring and compliance with conservation easements. Please see this recent guidance from the Land Trust Alliance, which provides standards and practices for monitoring and compliance of conservation easements.
The report also identified the need for additional guidance on filling out the LPC-1 tax credit form. Please review this helpful guide on how to fill out a land preservation tax credit application and see our program page for more information.
ConserveVirginia
ConserveVirginia is Virginia's strategic land conservation tool, found on the Natural Heritage Data Explorer, to guide investments in conservation to lands of the highest conservation value. The ConserveVirginia map includes more than six million acres of lands identified as top priority across the Commonwealth within the following seven categories:
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Cultural and Historic Preservation
- Floodplains and Flooding Resilience
- Natural Habitat and Ecosystem Diversity
- Protected Landscapes Resilience
- Scenic Preservation
- Water Quality Improvement
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