The Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) is an urban cost-share program that provides financial incentives as well as technical and educational assistance to property owners installing eligible Best Management Practices (BMPs) in Virginia’s participating Soil & Water Conservation Districts.

VCAP provides financial reimbursement to property owners who install specific conservation practices including living shorelines. Other practices such as rain water harvesting, conservation landscaping, rain gardens and impervious surface removal are available.

Residential, business, public and private locations that are non-agricultural are eligible. Most practices are eligible for 80% cost share and some practices provide a flat incentive payment up to the installation cost.

NNSWCD VCAP Application Deadlines for 2025:
– March 7, 2025
– April 4, 2025
– May 2, 2025
– June 6, 2025

For additional information on the program and a list of reimbursable practices please visit http://vaswcd.org/vcap. Applications are taken locally at individual SWCD offices, so please contact our Education Conservation Specialist, Lowery Becker, for details on how to apply. Lowery can be reached via email at lowery.becker@nnswcd.org or via phone at 804-313-9102 x104.