How to Get the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)
Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District · Sandhills / Harnett County, NC
What you get
The statewide NC Community Conservation Assistance Program delivered through the Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District. Landowners may receive 75% of the cost of an approved best management practice, up to the funding amount awarded through the CCAP regional application process. The district names homeowners among its eligible landowners, alongside businesses, schools, parks, and publicly owned land. Practices listed as eligible include backyard wetlands, stormwater wetlands, bioretention areas, critical area plantings, grassed swales, streambank protection, and stream restoration (Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District homeowners and communities page, harnett.org, last verified August 2026).
- Residential: Up to 75% cost share
Are you eligible?
- Be a Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District customer
- Property located in: Lillington, Dunn, Erwin, Angier, Coats, Broadway
- Property in Harnett County
- Eligible landowners include homeowners, businesses, schools, parks, and publicly owned lands
- Eligible practice: backyard wetland, stormwater wetland, bioretention area, critical area planting, grassed swale, streambank protection, or stream restoration
- Apply through the Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District
- Applications are ranked against water quality priorities and project feasibility
Before you start
Do not remove turf or begin work before you have written approval. This program requires pre-approval. Starting early can disqualify the project even if everything else is correct.
The district page publishes no current application-cycle date, deadline, or open sign-up notice, so funding status is unrecorded rather than assumed open; call the district to confirm the current cycle before applying. The page also does not state a pre-approval requirement in so many words, but CCAP is a ranked application program and every other district entry carries pre-approval, so it is recorded as required. The only application link printed on the page is a relative "Online Inquiry" link, so the program page itself is used as the application URL.
What applying usually looks like
A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.
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Apply and get written approval first
Submit your application to Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District and wait for written approval before you remove any turf or start work. Starting early is the most common reason a rebate is denied.
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Do the conversion
Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.
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Submit your claim
After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)
These are the steps this application actually takes. The Pollinator Patch app walks you through each one free, with reminders and a photo locker.
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Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District before you start.
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Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District and take before photos of the existing yard first.
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Do the work
Complete the project, take before and after photos, and save every receipt.
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Submit your application
Send Harnett Soil and Water Conservation District the completed application with your photos and receipts, then watch for the confirmation.
In the app
Track this rebate free in the Pollinator Patch app
Free step-by-step guidance for the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP), warnings before the mistakes that disqualify applications, and a photo locker that keeps your before and after photos, receipts, and notes together for the months a rebate takes.
Every program listed cites its official source, and each program page shows the date we last verified it against that source. Program details change throughout the year, so always confirm requirements, amounts, and eligibility directly with the program before starting work. Pollinator Patch is not affiliated with any rebate program and does not guarantee approval.
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