North Dakota NRCS Announces Application Deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
BISMARCK, ND, July 19, 2022 – North Dakota State Conservationist, Mary Podoll, announced FY2023 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications are due by Friday, September 23, 2022. All applications submitted by close of business will be considered for funding in fiscal year 2023.
EQIP is a voluntary program that provides financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices based on identified natural resource concerns, such as soil quality, water quality, water quantity, air quality, habitat quality, and energy.
Landowners and operators who are engaged in livestock, agricultural, or forest production on eligible land and have natural resource concerns may be eligible to participate in EQIP.
Through EQIP, NRCS works with producers to develop a conservation plan and a plan of operations that both identifies appropriate conservation practices needed to address natural resource concerns and implement those identified conservation practices. Conservation plans must be developed for the entire land unit that will be included in the EQIP contract.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis; however, applications must be submitted by close of business on September 23, 2022, to be considered for fiscal year 2023 funding.
To find out more about EQIP or to complete an application, please visit your local NRCS service center or visit our website at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.
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