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The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is streamlining its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to ultimately better help agricultural producers and private landowners conserve wetlands, productive farmlands and at-risk grasslands.
Wetland Reserve Easements, like this one on a Northern Virginia farm, are eligible for a new fund pool created by last year's Inflation Reduction Act (Photo: Virginia NRCS).
Illinois NRCS is announcing IRA funding for ACEP with an application deadline of March 17, 2023.
New wetland easement pay rates were released for 2023.
NRCS in Rhode Island is now accepting additional applications for ACEP Wetlands Reserve Easements (WRE) through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Applications that meet eligibility and ranking criteria in targeted areas that are received by March 17, 2023, will be considered for FY2023 funding.
NRCS in New Jersey is now accepting additional applications for ACEP-WRE through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Applications that meet eligibility and ranking criteria in IRA ACEP-WRE targeted areas received by March 17, 2023, will be considered for FY2023 funding.
Alabama NRCS Announces 2023 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funded Agricultural Conservation Easements Program for Agricultural Land and Wetland Reserve Easement Sign-Up
This additional funding will provide direct climate mitigation benefits and expand access to financial and technical assistance for producers to advance conservation on their farm, ranch or forest land.
The Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action is a comprehensive, multi-state strategy under USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to address key water and land management challenges across 17 Western States.
By Adrian Melendez
NRCS-WA Public Affairs
