# Forest Development Program (FDP) cost share

> Cost-share from N.C. Forest Service (State) for NC, United States.

Official page: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/nc-forest-service/managing-your-forest/fdp
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/nc-ncfs-forest-development-program · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Seasonal

**What you get:** Partial reimbursement for site preparation, seedlings, tree planting and release, up to 100 acres and $10,000 per fiscal year

North Carolina's state reforestation cost-share program, run by the N.C. Forest Service since 1977. It pays part of the cost of establishing a new forest or improving an existing one; rates are set by NCFS district up to a cap. Requests exceed funding, so eligible applications are chosen by random draw.

## Who qualifies

Private landowners in North Carolina with a forest management plan approved by NCFS (the plan may be written by an NCFS forester or ranger, a consulting forester, another natural resource professional, or the landowner). Up to 100 acres of cost share per year and no more than $10,000 in reimbursement per fiscal year.

## How to apply

Contact your county N.C. Forest Service ranger office or a consulting forester and submit the Forestry Cost-Share Funding Application to the county ranger for review. In 2025 the Base and Mountain funds enrolled March 1 to May 30 and the Plant-Only fund September 1 to October 31. State headquarters: (919) 857-4801.

**When:** Enrollment windows in spring (March to May) and fall (September to October)

**For:** Landowners, Farmers

> Note: Dates shown are the 2025 enrollment periods; the full $10,000 is not guaranteed and funding falls short of demand.