What are sources of matching funds?
Matching funds may come from: private citizen donations, private conservation foundations, city or county funds, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and Department of Natural Resources, federal programs such as the Department of Agriculture Forest Legacy program and Natural Resources Conservation Service Farm and Ranchland Protection Program. The LeRay McAllister Conservation Fund is the ONLY state source for funds to match existing federal conservation programs. Donations of land by the landowner may also count as part of the match, but must be based on an independent appraisal of value. An added benefit is that these donations may often count towards certain tax deductions.