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Tallgrass Legacy Alliance, Inc. Official Policy:
Young & Beginning Rancher Ag Mediation & Legal Consultation Support Program

Official Policy of the Tallgrass Legacy Alliance, Inc. for the support of Young & Beginning Ranchers in the Greater Flint Hills Region

Policy Requirements

  1. The Tallgrass Legacy Alliance, Inc. (TLA) has interests in supporting Young & Beginning Ranchers in the Greater Flint Hills Region of Kansas defined as those who have not filed an IRS Schedule F for no longer than 15 years.
     
  2. The Greater Flint Hills Region covered by this policy and support includes the counties of: 

    Butler, Chase, Coffey, Cowley, Chautauqua, Clay, Dickinson, Elk, Geary, Greenwood, Harvey, Jackson, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Morris, Nememha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington, Wilson, Woodson
     
  3. Support includes funding or partial funding of expenses incurred as part of Ranch Mediation & Consultation Services; Ranch Conflict Resolution Services; Ranch Heir Mediation Services; Working With Lenders Consultation & Resolution; Landlord/Tenant Relations; and Legal Documents Consultation. 
     
  4. TLA will suggest service provider recommendations based on the applicant's submitted application if the applicant does not specify an ag expert consultant and/or planner on their application.
     
  5. All funding requests must submit a TLA-YBR Ag Mediation and Legal Consultation Fees Application at five (5) business days prior to the first consultation, planning, or mediation meeting and thirty (30) days is preferred.
     
  6. TLA has sole responsibility to approve or deny the request, and to approve the level of support from TLA as available funds allow. 
     
  7. TLA has the discretion to negotiate the level of funding requested, to suggest methods for the recipient to be more economical.
     
  8. Additional or subsequent funding requests by an applicant shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis with TLA.
     
  9. Evidence of expenditures must be provided to TLA prior to TLA making any reimbursements. If expenses must be pre-paid, TLA may, at its sole discretion, provide pre-payment upon the written assurance by the grantee that the pre-payment will be refunded to TLA if the grantee fails to attend the consultation or planning meeting. This provision will be negotiated with TLA on a case-by-case basis.
     
  10. All TLA financial support is contingent upon available resources.
     
  11. All requests must be made using one of the following options:
    1. Use the electronic submission form found HERE on the TLA's secure webpage.
    2. Contact TLA HERE and request TLA mail the request form to the applicant and the applicant return the completed form back to TLA at the address included on the request form.

Levels of Support

  1. Approved Funding Requests up to $500 shall be funded at 100% of actual cost.
  2. Approved Funding Requests greater than $500 and up to $1000 shall be funded at 80% of actual cost.