NRCS accepts applications year-round. Apply by your state’s ranking dates to be considered for funding in the current cycle. Funding is provided through a competitive process.
If you apply after the program ranking date, NRCS will automatically consider your application during the next cycle.
Application Ranking Dates by State
FY 2023 Application Ranking Dates | States A - H | States I - M | States N - P | States R - W
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Alabama
- ACEP, November 18, 2022
- CSP, November 18, 2022
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Alaska
- ACEP, November 30, 2022
- CSP, December 16, 2022
- EQIP, November 18, 2022 and February 24, 2023
Arizona
- ACEP, December 16, 2022
- CSP, December 16, 2022
- EQIP, December 16, 2022
Arkansas
- ACEP, December 2, 2022
- CSP, TBD
- EQIP, November 4, 2022
California
- ACEP, December 16, 2022
- CSP, December 9, 2022
- EQIP, December 9, 2022
Caribbean Area
- ACEP, April 28, 2023
- CSP, December 30, 2022
- EQIP, January 20, 2023
Colorado
- ACEP, February 17, 2023
- CSP, December 1, 2022
- EQIP, December 1, 2022
Connecticut
- ACEP-ALE, January 31, 2023
- ACEP-WRE, November 30, 2022
- AMA, October 31, 2022
- CSP, December 16, 2022
- EQIP, October 31, 2022
Delaware
- ACEP, October 31, 2022
- AMA, November 18, 2022, March 17, 2023 and May 19, 2023
- CSP, April 8, 2023
- EQIP, November 18, 2022, March 17, 2023 and May 19, 2023
Florida
- ACEP, January 21, 2023
- CSP, February 3, 2023
- EQIP, October 7, 2022
Georgia
- ACEP, October 7, 2022
- CSP, November 4, 2022
- EQIP, March 31, 2023
Idaho
- ACEP, January 13, 2023
- CSP, January 27, 2023
- EQIP, October 7, 2022 and April 7, 2023
Illinois
- ACEP, December 23, 2022
- CSP, February 3, 2023
- EQIP, January 6, 2023
Indiana
- ACEP, November 15, 2022 and January 17, 2023
- CSP, January 20, 2023
- EQIP, December 16, 2023
Iowa
- ACEP, October 7, 2022 and March 17, 2023
- CSP, October 7, 2022 and March 17, 2023
- EQIP, October 7, 2022 and March 17, 2023
Kansas
- ACEP, January 6, 2023 and March 3, 2023
- CSP, November 4, 2022
- EQIP, November 4, 2022
Kentucky
- ACEP, December 1, 2022
- CSP, TBD
- EQIP, November 4, 2022
Louisiana
- ACEP, September 30, 2022
- CSP, January 20, 2023 and April 21, 2023
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Maine
- ACEP, November 17, 2022
- AMA, August 26, 2022
- CSP, August 26, 2022
- EQIP, August 26, 2022 and February 24, 2023
Maryland
- ACEP, January 6, 2023
- AMA, TBD
- CSP, TBD
- EQIP, TBD
Massachusetts
- ACEP, December 30, 2022
- AMA, February 17, 2023 and May 18, 2023
- CSP, October 21, 2022
- EQIP, February 17, 2023 and May 19, 2023
Michigan
- ACEP, November 7, 2022
- CSP, March 31, 2023
- EQIP, December 2, 2022
Minnesota
- ACEP, TBD
- CSP, February 10, 2023
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Mississippi
- ACEP, October 28, 2022
- CSP, February 1, 2023
- EQIP, October 28, 2022
Missouri
- ACEP, December 2, 2022
- CSP, November 18, 2022
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Montana
- ACEP, December 30, 2022
- CSP, October 28, 2022
- EQIP, October 28, 2022
Nebraska
- ACEP, November 18, 2022
- CSP, November 18, 2022
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Nevada
- ACEP, January 20, 2023
- AMA, November 18, 2022
- CSP, April 7, 2023
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
New Hampshire
- ACEP, November 30, 2022
- AMA, November 30, 2022
- CSP, November 30, 2022
- EQIP, November 30, 2022
New Jersey
- ACEP, October 31, 2022
- AMA, September 23, 2022
- CSP, September 23, 2022
- EQIP, September 23, 2022
New Mexico
- ACEP, November 18, 2022
- CSP, November 18, 2022
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
New York
- ACEP
- AMA
- CSP
- EQIP
North Carolina
- ACEP, November 18, 2022
- CSP, October 14, 2022
- EQIP, October 14, 2022
North Dakota
- ACEP, November 4, 2022
- CSP, November 10, 2022
- EQIP, February 3, 2023
Ohio
- ACEP-Agricultural Land Easements, December 16, 2022
- ACEP-Wetland Reserve Easements, February, 17, 2023
- CSP, April 7, 2023
- EQIP, November 14, 2022
Oklahoma
- ACEP, December 2, 2022
- CSP, March 3, 2023
- EQIP, December 9, 2022
Oregon
- ACEP, February 2, 2023
- CSP, TBD
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Pacific Islands Area
- ACEP, November 18, 2022
- AMA, November 18, 2022
- CSP, TBD
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Pennsylvania
- ACEP, December 30, 2022
- AMA, November 1, 2022, January 1, 2023, March 1, 2023 and May 1, 2023
- CSP, January 1, 2023
- EQIP, November 1, 2022, January 1, 2023, March 1, 2023 and May 1, 2023
Rhode Island
- ACEP, December 16, 2022
- AMA, December 16, 2022
- CSP, December 16, 2022
- EQIP, December 16, 2022
South Carolina
- ACEP, December 2, 2022
- CSP, April 14, 2023
- EQIP, October 14, 2022
South Dakota
- ACEP, November 4, 2022
- CSP
- EQIP
Tennessee
- ACEP, November 4, 2022
- CSP, February 3, 2023
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Texas
- ACEP, November 4, 2022
- CSP, February 24, 2023
- EQIP, November 4, 2022
Utah
- ACEP, October 14, 2022
- AMA, October 14, 2022
- CSP, October 14, 2022
- EQIP, October 14, 2022
Vermont
- ACEP, February 10, 2023
- AMA, November 18, 2022
- CSP, October 21, 2022
- EQIP, November 18, 2022
Virginia
- ACEP, November 4, 2022
- CSP, November 4, 2022
- EQIP, November 4, 2022
Washington
- ACEP, November 14, 2022
- CSP, October 13, 2022
- EQIP, October 13, 2022
West Virginia
- ACEP. November 18, 2022
- AMA, December 16, 2022
- CSP, October 14, 2022
- EQIP, December 16, 2022
Wisconsin
- ACEP, October 31, 2022
- CSP, February 10, 2023
- EQIP, November 4, 2022
Wyoming
- ACEP, November 23, 2022 and January 18, 2023
- AMA, November 23, 2022
- CSP, November 23, 2022
- EQIP, November 23, 2022
More About Ranking Dates
This page lists ranking dates for NRCS key programs:
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
- Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
- Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Some states have also announced ranking dates for other programs, including:
- EQIP Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (EQIP-CSAF)
- EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts (EQIP-CIC)
- CSP Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CSP-GCI)
- state-specific RCPP programs.