The eligible entity certification request package checklist is a guide for well-qualified eligible entities to ensure that the required items are available to submit a request to become certified. Entity certification allows eligible entities such as land trusts with administrative flexibility that helps to streamline participation in ACEP-ALE.

See the Alliance Eligible Entities Certification page for more details and always refer to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Program Manual (440-CPM Part 528 Subpart H) for agency policy on entity certification. For policy on eligibility for ACEP-ALE see the USDA Conservation Program Manual (440-CPM, Part 528, Subpart D, Section 528.32).

Certification Request Package Checklist for ACEP-ALE

Required Documentation (to be provided by the Eligible Entity):

• A cover letter that addresses each of the following:

• Attachment — If an eligible entity is seeking multistate certification, the eligible entity must include a list of the states in which it is seeking certification.

• Attachment — A list of the entity’s 10 most recently closed (ACEP-ALE, FRPP, FPP) agricultural conservation easements that the eligible entity holds, including:

• Attachment — Evidence that the entity has the capacity to enforce the provisions of easement deeds and history of such enforcement, including:

Based on the certification category, the certification request package must also include the following documentation:

• If you are a land trust accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission:

• If you are a state agency:

• General certification for any eligible entity type: