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NRCS Announces ACEP, AMA, CSP, EQIP, RCPP for 2024 Funding, Apply by January 19th, 2024

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Providing Conservation Practices to Protect Natural Resources

CASPER, Wyo. – Farmers, Ranchers, Land Trusts, and landowners will want to plan ahead and sign up early for USDA conservation funding. Jackie Byam, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist in Wyoming, announced farmers, ranchers, Land Trusts, and landowners interested in the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) and Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE), Agriculture Management Assistance (AMA), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), , and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), , for funding in 2024. Applications are being taken at all USDA Service Centers in Wyoming.  Applications for ACEP-ALE, submitted by the eligible entity/land trust, will be accepted by the WY NRCS State Office.

“The Farm Bill and Inflation Reduction Act allow NRCS to support conservation that ensures cost-effective financial assistance for improved soil health, water and air quality and other natural resources benefits,” said Byam. “By getting applications in early, NRCS staff will have time to assist in planning conservation practice needs.”

All eligible applications received by January 19th, 2024, will be evaluated, and ranked for funding in 2024. Farmers may contact their local USDA Service Center to get started on producer eligibility and planning. Byam reminds farmers who are interested in practices that may require permits, such as irrigation or streambank restoration, to begin planning and seeking permits as soon as possible.

 

Sign up includes the following opportunities:

  • ACEP
    • WRE (Highly Restrictive Easement)
    • ALE – General
    • ALE – Big Game
  • AMA
    • High Tunnels
    • Shelterbelts
  • CSP
    • Beginning Farmer Rancher & Socially Disadvantaged Farmer Rancher
    • Classic Agricultural Land
    • Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
    • Nonindustrial Private Forest Land
    • Organic
    • Sage Grouse Initiative
  • EQIP
    • Beginner Farmer Rancher & Socially Disadvantaged
    • Big Game Migration
    • Colorado River Salinity
    • Conservation Incentive Contracts
    • Conservation Planning Activities (CPAs), Design and Implementation Activities (DIAs), and Conservation Evaluation and Monitoring Activities (CEMAs)
    • High Tunnel
    • Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
    • Joint Chief’s - Valleys & Headwaters Restoration
    • Local Priorities
    • National Organic Initiative
    • National Water Quality Initiative
    • Sage Grouse Initiative
    • Source Water Protection
    • Water Management Entity
    • WaterSMART
    • Wetland/Wildlife
    • Wind River Reservation
  • RCPP
    • Upper Colorado River – Yampa & Little Snake Basins
      • Land Management Agreements
    • Securing the Grass Highways for Wyoming Migrations
      • Easements and Land Management Agreements

Landowners interested in applying for funding should contact their local NRCS office at the USDA Service Center for their county. For more information, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov

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