ACT NOW Information for Iowa NRCS
NRCS will be utilizing ACT NOW to process conservation applications in some ranking pools to deliver a conservation product faster. ACT NOW allows NRCS to immediately approve and obligate a ranked application in a designated ranking pool when an eligible application meets or exceeds a State-determined minimum ranking score. This means no longer having to wait for all applications to be reviewed and preapproved in a ranking pool.
Iowa NRCS will use the ACT NOW process for some EQIP and RCPP funding pools and projects through March 15, 2024.
ACT NOW will start for CSP on April 12, 2024, open to all ranking pools.
More information about ACT NOW.