NRCS Conservation Programs

Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical and financial support to help landowners with their wetland restoration efforts. The NRCS goal is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values, along with optimum wildlife habitat, on every acre enrolled in the program. WRP offers landowners an opportunity to establish long-term conservation and wildlife practices and protection.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (enacted on February 7, 2014) moved authority for the WRP easements to the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). In accordance with the provisions of the Act, land enrolled in the WRP prior to February 7, 2014, shall be considered enrolled in the new ACEP.

To learn more see ACEP

For easement counts and easement acres, see Easement Program Data dashboard

Financial Information: Total Obligations | Technical Assistance | Financial Assistance | Reimbursable
Conservation Practice Implementation Reports: by State | by State and Conservation Practices related to: Wetlands | Water Quality| Fish & Wildlife Habitat

Financial Information

The Financial Information section presents data from the USDA Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) system and its predecessor, the Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS). The Financial Information presented here is Total Obligations which the Government Accountability Office defines as binding agreements (orders placed, contracts awarded, services rendered, etc.) that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. Before obligations can be incurred, budgetary resources must be made available by Congress. The obligations displayed for each year are the total obligations reported as of the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent adjustments after the close of the fiscal year are not included.

There are three categories of Total Obligations presented below:

  • Technical Assistance (TA) Obligations refer to the scientific expertise, natural resource data, tools, and technology that USDA NRCS personnel provide to help producers, landowners, and communities develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to solve natural resource problems at the field, operation, or larger landscape scales. NRCS is the lead agency for providing technical assistance for USDA.
  • Financial Assistance (FA) Obligations refer to the commitment of funds to contracts for payments that will be made to program participants for the purchase of easements and for implementing conservation practices, which can provide both on-site and off-site conservation benefits.
  • Reimbursable funds can be used to provide Technical or Financial Assistance, but are received from sources other than NRCS. They can also be transfers from or agreements with other Federal agencies.

Financial data should not be incorporated with the programmatic enrollment data provided below to derive a cost/acre or cost/agreement. Among other reasons, such calculations will not produce accurate results since both technical assistance and financial assistance obligations for associated conservation practices are included in these data, in addition to the obligations used for purchasing easements.

Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
ACEP Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Alabama $20,546.1
 $15,059.0
 $10,716.2
 $8,673.1
 $3,301.8
 $1,006.9
 $1,283.8
 $574.6
 $1,431.4
 $274.6
 $36.1
 $0.5

Alaska $45.7
 $42.0
 $57.0
 $15.4
 $43.6
 $11.0
 $17.1
 $10.9
 $2.8




Arizona $116.7
 $64.9
 $79.8
 $130.1
 $77.6
 $25.3
 $42.5
 $23.3
 $43.4
 $38.4
 $-1.1


Arkansas $10,431.4
 $18,841.8
 $12,663.1
 $30,295.6
 $27,392.7
 $2,695.8
 $2,150.8
 $710.7
 $2,897.9
 $799.0
 $9.6


California $16,867.4
 $28,781.9
 $36,829.1
 $38,096.7
 $18,228.6
 $1,742.5
 $1,422.3
 $4,221.8
 $833.9
 $4,284.9
 $30.6


Caribbean
$1,708.6
$44.8
 $43.7
 $8.8
 $1,165.8
 $15.2
 $1.1




Colorado $905.4
 $1,528.0
 $1,731.5
 $1,315.0
 $832.6
 $130.5
 $191.0
 $125.9
 $536.4
 $252.0
 $-0.8
 $116.5
 $109.4
 $250.4
Connecticut $686.5
 $73.7
 $100.9
 $75.5
 $34.0
 $15.5
 $8.2
 $21.4
 $120.9
 $6.8



Delaware $727.0
 $1,230.0
 $419.3
 $728.0
 $752.5
 $114.3
 $28.8
 $22.1
 $113.8
 $24.6



Florida $77,501.0
 $147,968.4
 $101,095.7
 $79,056.9
 $66,159.8
 $8,288.5
 $21,497.5
 $7,114.9
 $26,025.0
 $43,342.8
 $-4.9


Georgia $3,611.6
 $5,635.6
 $9,743.9
 $14,048.8
 $9,535.9
 $987.1
 $252.6
 $1,174.0
 $982.9
 $402.6
 $55.0


Hawaii/Pacific $545.9
 $92.4
 $139.9
 $210.3
 $153.8
 $48.2
 $35.0
 $6.3
 $17.3
 $459.0
 $0.7


Idaho $362.0
 $5,119.5
 $2,709.2
 $2,766.9
 $1,248.2
 $322.0
 $261.0
 $283.5
 $112.0
 $1,206.6
 $33.6
 $95.7
$799.9
Illinois $4,166.6
 $10,326.4
 $7,496.9
 $6,826.6
 $5,574.1
 $592.0
 $2,174.9
 $1,076.3
 $1,415.3
 $297.2
 $3.4
 $174.8
 $38.5
 $502.8
Indiana $7,268.4
 $13,414.1
 $15,380.6
 $9,129.8
 $5,929.2
 $1,009.1
 $974.8
 $462.3
 $545.9
 $1,832.0
 $740.1
 $16.4

Iowa $17,640.5
 $13,388.0
 $37,383.3
 $31,368.5
 $23,274.7
 $521.6
 $867.8
 $3,724.3
 $2,017.1
 $854.6
 $957.0
 $4.4
 $-0.1
Kansas $4,456.7
 $5,608.7
 $4,972.5
 $3,138.8
 $2,020.2
 $210.9
 $847.3
 $633.9
 $377.1
 $445.3
 $89.7
 $19.8
 $0.1
Kentucky $5,220.0
 $6,648.9
 $8,649.3
 $16,136.1
 $11,430.3
 $423.1
 $864.3
 $727.1
 $3,589.0
 $4,710.3
 $453.7
 $17.3

Louisiana $6,027.9
 $38,429.8
 $43,567.0
 $44,503.6
 $39,703.3
 $5,316.5
 $4,993.1
 $711.2
 $5,862.6
 $11,776.8
 $5,761.1
 $3,267.1
 $1,349.8
Maine $55.3
 $345.9
 $514.3
 $485.7
 $75.4
 $17.8
 $13.5
 $1.7
 $10.9
 $7.6



Maryland $5,530.3
 $7,389.0
 $7,225.6
 $6,375.3
 $4,484.0
 $911.9
 $118.7
 $762.1
 $1,943.8
 $73.4
 $192.1


Massachusetts $5,005.3
 $2,927.9
 $3,845.5
 $2,682.7
 $2,658.3
 $43.2
 $57.2
 $668.1
 $602.5
 $2,310.2



Michigan $6,258.3
 $4,554.0
 $3,842.1
 $4,506.6
 $5,501.2
 $643.2
 $1,222.8
 $683.3
 $762.6
 $427.3
 $164.3
$1.6
Minnesota $31,476.8
 $15,355.4
 $28,164.3
 $30,564.7
 $11,174.4
 $2,833.3
 $4,751.7
 $4,187.8
 $3,463.1
 $9,107.7
 $10,822.9
 $335.3
 $106.0
 $2.5
Mississippi $5,037.8
 $26,062.4
 $22,880.2
 $23,643.1
 $14,870.9
 $637.9
 $1,534.2
 $1,510.9
 $4,297.1
 $9,430.2
 $2,934.4


Missouri $8,274.6
 $22,550.1
 $17,218.1
 $19,040.8
 $9,453.7
 $2,106.9
 $1,240.8
 $2,012.6
 $4,772.8
 $4,088.6
 $1,722.1
 $4.6
 $0.5
 $386.9
Montana $654.2
 $3,367.3
 $2,094.9
 $3,546.2
 $1,041.4
 $346.0
 $1,186.6
 $2,040.2
 $388.1
 $282.3
 $199.0


Nebraska $23,515.6
 $24,182.9
 $14,380.7
 $14,911.2
 $8,074.1
 $2,095.2
 $1,254.9
 $1,106.7
 $674.7
 $1,367.4
 $586.5
 $-12.6

Nevada $14.2
 $43.9
 $3,532.6
 $4,120.3
 $8,431.0
 $66.4
 $1,980.8
 $141.5
 $42.0
 $1,895.7
 $440.0
 $-10.2

New Hampshire $20,942.6
 $9,894.7
 $3,171.7
 $12,594.4
 $4,448.9
 $1,108.7
 $381.3
 $11.5
 $234.9
 $80.3
 $0.5


New Jersey $2,526.3
 $1,260.5
 $1,206.3
 $1,244.8
 $1,693.1
 $100.7
 $515.0
 $218.4
 $397.7
 $113.2
 $14.0
 $21.7
 $69.1
New Mexico $147.3
 $999.5
 $1,596.2
 $1,032.7
 $112.8
 $43.7
 $17.5
 $2.7
 $2.9
 $0.3
 $0.8


New York $5,888.4
 $6,499.6
 $4,718.8
 $8,003.2
 $4,346.0
 $915.8
 $2,708.9
 $968.9
 $1,461.7
 $2,163.9
 $455.4
 $238.2
$360.0
North Carolina $8,099.7
 $10,096.1
 $8,041.5
 $10,344.6
 $8,639.0
 $550.6
 $4,006.1
 $326.6
 $17,356.0
 $16,808.5
 $6.0


North Dakota $23,902.1
 $35,303.5
 $34,199.7
 $18,234.3
 $10,334.0
 $1,581.9
 $491.5
 $403.0
 $97.5
 $19.0
 $14.7


Ohio $3,980.8
 $9,528.2
 $7,390.4
 $6,212.1
 $5,656.8
 $1,273.3
 $813.2
 $1,444.9
 $145.3
 $466.5



Oklahoma $4,819.1
 $8,719.8
 $8,896.1
 $8,057.2
 $5,836.5
 $401.4
 $2,409.1
 $2,858.0
 $3,355.8
 $3,335.8
 $239.4
 $331.1

Oregon $14,078.2
 $12,403.9
 $4,893.7
 $15,796.7
 $4,967.9
 $1,221.2
 $2,584.2
 $1,630.6
 $3,174.4
 $10,514.8
 $1,074.1
 $2.9
 $2,172.4
 $606.5
Pennsylvania $2,181.3
 $4,299.9
 $8,891.2
 $11,029.3
 $6,977.6
 $1,029.1
 $12.5
 $618.0
 $932.9
 $579.8
 $116.7
 $38.4

Rhode Island $102.5
 $552.2
 $195.8
 $579.7
 $49.4
 $15.3
 $9.2
 $2.5
 $427.8
 $6.7



South Carolina $7,373.9
 $5,421.2
 $7,949.4
 $2,420.8
 $2,511.7
 $445.4
 $1,165.2
 $666.5
 $1,144.2
 $591.7
 $132.7
 $136.7
$425.0
South Dakota $11,799.9
 $20,089.4
 $20,573.3
 $24,482.7
 $14,779.1
 $1,498.4
 $1,051.1
 $869.1
 $1,967.2
 $2,512.0
 $182.3
 $-2.5

Tennessee $22,228.8
 $17,297.1
 $18,974.1
 $17,277.1
 $14,461.7
 $1,893.5
 $2,175.9
 $1,193.0
 $1,967.9
 $836.0
 $343.3
 $-7.2
 $114.1
Texas $3,465.4
 $38,727.9
 $16,994.3
 $23,429.9
 $9,481.7
 $1,233.7
 $2,321.2
 $953.7
 $3,093.7
 $1,413.3
 $4.9
 $105.6
 $5.3
 $13.1
Utah $115.6
 $1,676.7
 $1,616.8
 $255.6
 $609.5
 $94.0
 $26.9
 $88.5
 $110.6
 $15.8



Vermont $1,522.2
 $1,449.5
 $632.4
 $1,272.5
 $381.4
 $219.0
 $90.7
 $2.5
 $282.3
 $1,218.2
 $-0.9
 $295.2
 $207.7
 $-0.3
Virginia $464.3
 $537.8
 $1,204.7
 $1,342.2
 $927.6
 $155.0
 $89.3
 $41.4
 $320.8
 $227.0
 $89.6
$9.2
Washington $1,615.7
 $1,460.4
 $1,351.7
 $2,994.6
 $3,012.2
 $657.8
 $786.8
 $1,247.4
 $2,838.9
 $4,016.4
 $139.7
 $4.4
 $1,300.6
 $9.8
West Virginia $296.4
 $597.1
 $772.7
 $241.5
 $337.8
 $51.1
 $22.7
 $2.5
 $153.2
 $483.0
 $35.3
 $4.4
 $28.1
 $-3.3
Wisconsin $25,533.5
 $11,344.3
 $9,018.7
 $8,255.9
 $5,650.1
 $897.8
 $2,647.3
 $781.7
 $2,285.5
 $1,762.9
 $138.9


Wyoming $2,136.9
 $2,603.2
 $1,510.2
 $1,927.0
 $325.4
 $169.3
 $256.0
 $68.7
 $745.6
 $925.1
 $51.7
 $119.6
 $8.6
 $215.6
Other $9,540.9
 $8,666.4
 $7,852.6
 $14,520.2
 $13,177.3
 $13,125.0
 $4,901.1
 $5,171.9
 $20,898.5
 $4,886.7
 $78.1
 $3,343.7
 $7,834.7
 $5,567.9
Total $435,711.3
 $630,169.3
 $569,085.8
 $587,986.2
 $400,218.5
 $61,852.8
 $81,922.6
 $54,326.6
 $127,278.8
 $152,974.8
 $28,342.3
 $8,661.8
 $13,355.6
 $9,136.8
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the WRP funds obligated in FY 2014-2022 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on WRP contracts, agreements, or easements.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
ACEP Technical Assistance Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Alabama $293.8
 $636.2
 $728.2
 $1,165.5
 $850.0
 $185.9
 $287.4
 $347.3
 $498.8
 $158.3
 $29.0
 $0.5

Alaska $35.7
 $42.0
 $57.0
 $5.1
 $43.6
 $11.0
 $12.6
 $10.9
 $2.8




Arizona $30.4
 $51.6
 $75.3
 $122.6
 $77.6
 $25.3
 $42.5
 $23.3
 $43.4
 $38.4
 $-1.1


Arkansas $1,498.1
 $1,239.8
 $1,614.6
 $3,736.5
 $2,920.8
 $682.0
 $802.9
 $567.8
 $1,172.2
 $700.9
 $9.6


California $804.4
 $1,301.3
 $2,045.4
 $2,440.9
 $2,366.0
 $558.5
 $242.7
 $677.4
 $379.5
 $802.8
 $30.6


Caribbean
$44.3
$44.8
 $36.7
 $8.8
 $114.5
 $15.2
 $1.1




Colorado $352.1
 $279.0
 $258.2
 $344.3
 $257.5
 $97.7
 $64.4
 $58.9
 $496.8
 $193.4
 $-0.8

$244.9
Connecticut $111.0
 $73.2
 $64.3
 $46.2
 $34.0
 $15.5
 $8.2
 $9.0
 $106.6
 $5.5



Delaware $72.3
 $118.0
 $116.5
 $106.3
 $74.2
 $38.3
 $7.6
 $22.1
 $113.8
 $24.6



Florida $1,518.8
 $2,688.5
 $3,397.7
 $4,255.2
 $6,045.0
 $3,155.3
 $3,430.6
 $520.8
 $1,266.0
 $4,340.5
 $-4.9


Georgia $197.6
 $211.8
 $423.6
 $1,037.4
 $896.9
 $192.6
 $28.1
 $563.4
 $153.9
 $140.7
 $18.8


Hawaii/Pacific $25.8
 $76.4
 $97.4
 $155.1
 $153.8
 $48.2
 $35.0
 $6.3
 $17.3
 $110.9
 $0.7


Idaho $47.6
 $221.0
 $214.4
 $270.5
 $245.4
 $151.7
 $70.6
 $44.0
 $60.0
 $211.8
 $-0.3
 $94.5

Illinois $564.5
 $969.8
 $668.6
 $1,159.7
 $1,218.2
 $561.6
 $453.3
 $401.6
 $153.6
 $287.3


$502.8
Indiana $580.9
 $888.9
 $1,346.8
 $1,246.1
 $1,319.7
 $494.0
 $322.5
 $157.5
 $94.7
 $279.8
 $509.4
 $17.4

Iowa $1,142.1
 $915.1
 $1,771.1
 $2,296.0
 $1,881.4
 $514.8
 $395.3
 $922.2
 $617.1
 $507.6
 $157.0
 $4.4
 $-0.1
Kansas $307.3
 $445.5
 $413.9
 $732.2
 $688.8
 $197.9
 $254.2
 $203.0
 $176.5
 $132.3
 $75.4
 $0.1

Kentucky $265.7
 $321.1
 $487.9
 $900.3
 $1,038.5
 $215.8
 $66.0
 $216.5
 $1,746.2
 $1,147.9
 $294.9


Louisiana $1,077.2
 $1,638.6
 $3,103.9
 $6,916.6
 $6,729.0
 $1,188.3
 $1,308.4
 $191.6
 $1,171.4
 $3,426.7
 $763.7
 $320.9
 $849.8
Maine $55.3
 $98.5
 $86.1
 $101.5
 $56.5
 $17.0
 $7.9
 $1.7
 $10.5
 $7.6



Maryland $148.7
 $409.2
 $300.2
 $721.3
 $696.6
 $195.7
 $64.0
 $225.1
 $417.5
 $6.1
 $16.2


Massachusetts $114.1
 $139.7
 $170.1
 $142.0
 $226.1
 $40.0
 $57.2
 $613.2
 $88.9
 $51.1



Michigan $420.6
 $539.2
 $681.7
 $692.7
 $1,176.1
 $229.3
 $252.3
 $245.7
 $447.2
 $222.6
 $129.1


Minnesota $1,077.1
 $1,308.6
 $2,107.5
 $3,130.6
 $2,875.4
 $1,173.6
 $1,649.8
 $1,554.0
 $1,336.4
 $1,831.2
 $2,254.4
 $1.1

Mississippi $845.1
 $1,234.0
 $3,541.2
 $2,027.0
 $2,310.5
 $760.7
 $868.6
 $82.7
 $851.7
 $2,090.4
 $641.9


Missouri $1,185.6
 $1,230.1
 $1,824.9
 $1,916.8
 $2,268.5
 $659.1
 $167.4
 $838.3
 $1,524.1
 $1,488.9
 $475.4


Montana $188.0
 $266.7
 $273.8
 $552.9
 $690.1
 $182.4
 $369.4
 $245.9
 $243.3
 $101.8
 $21.5


Nebraska $1,230.4
 $1,224.9
 $1,583.4
 $1,386.2
 $1,224.1
 $362.7
 $209.8
 $8.2
 $79.5
 $418.5
 $133.2
 $-4.2

Nevada $14.2
 $43.9
 $211.3
 $137.7
 $187.8
 $57.5
 $195.9
 $120.2
 $42.0
 $232.3
 $53.9
 $-10.2

New Hampshire $675.5
 $440.2
 $244.5
 $593.7
 $508.9
 $205.0
 $172.4
 $11.5
 $108.8
 $80.3
 $0.5


New Jersey $74.9
 $101.1
 $134.1
 $157.8
 $210.3
 $77.4
 $14.9
 $93.4
 $54.6
 $83.2
 $0.4
$23.3
New Mexico $64.8
 $79.4
 $135.0
 $106.5
 $84.0
 $37.7
 $17.5
 $2.7
 $2.9
 $0.3
 $0.8


New York $1,390.0
 $987.7
 $969.3
 $1,839.8
 $1,053.4
 $256.1
 $675.4
 $803.6
 $825.9
 $1,311.8
 $124.3
 $55.0
$360.0
North Carolina $387.7
 $608.8
 $693.9
 $1,610.5
 $1,122.5
 $280.8
 $768.6
 $227.6
 $8,539.3
 $1,107.6
 $6.0


North Dakota $915.9
 $1,001.4
 $1,528.6
 $3,049.2
 $2,497.8
 $737.7
 $122.2
 $55.7
 $62.8
 $14.9
 $14.7


Ohio $290.6
 $671.5
 $731.5
 $694.2
 $776.0
 $103.5
 $739.6
 $97.0
 $90.1
 $240.7



Oklahoma $415.2
 $566.4
 $834.0
 $1,321.6
 $1,172.0
 $264.5
 $367.3
 $393.9
 $252.1
 $695.2
 $-1.1


Oregon $702.9
 $550.0
 $1,019.4
 $1,965.2
 $1,766.0
 $1,161.7
 $604.7
 $806.0
 $1,380.3
 $1,263.4
 $182.7
 $0.9
 $197.2
 $13.2
Pennsylvania $167.0
 $201.9
 $289.6
 $1,010.9
 $736.6
 $308.6
 $12.5
 $109.7
 $231.3
 $464.3
 $-55.8


Rhode Island $50.3
 $88.1
 $74.8
 $37.5
 $40.1
 $15.3
 $9.2
 $2.5
 $152.8
 $6.7



South Carolina $638.9
 $399.4
 $622.2
 $504.7
 $874.2
 $309.2
 $43.8
 $204.4
 $305.2
 $180.7
 $2.0

$425.0
South Dakota $772.9
 $774.9
 $1,158.6
 $1,788.9
 $2,343.8
 $709.8
 $640.3
 $686.4
 $496.1
 $865.3
 $32.3
 $-2.5

Tennessee $668.2
 $580.9
 $871.5
 $1,491.2
 $1,581.5
 $703.0
 $606.9
 $309.3
 $608.9
 $443.6
 $105.1
 $-7.5

Texas $412.4
 $1,252.6
 $879.7
 $3,216.8
 $2,756.4
 $1,079.9
 $1,196.3
 $492.4
 $528.4
 $148.8
 $-0.6
 $47.3
 $5.3
Utah $102.6
 $149.3
 $160.2
 $197.7
 $109.1
 $57.6
 $19.1
 $14.3
 $60.7
 $15.8



Vermont $113.6
 $194.9
 $100.7
 $111.2
 $206.6
 $43.5
 $64.9
 $1.8
 $282.3
 $139.2
 $-0.9
$1.4
 $-0.3
Virginia $89.2
 $140.6
 $135.7
 $257.9
 $179.3
 $72.3
 $46.9
 $32.7
 $100.9
 $64.9

$0.6
Washington $292.0
 $268.7
 $447.9
 $351.5
 $411.9
 $119.1
 $122.3
 $153.6
 $279.8
 $940.4
 $20.7
 $4.4
 $1.1
 $9.8
West Virginia $65.8
 $194.6
 $240.7
 $101.2
 $89.8
 $43.6
 $17.7
 $2.5
 $153.2
 $76.5
 $20.6
 $-0.6
 $28.1
 $-3.3
Wisconsin $918.9
 $706.8
 $729.7
 $799.7
 $810.8
 $168.7
 $474.0
 $281.2
 $1,317.5
 $906.3
 $6.4


Wyoming $246.0
 $294.6
 $197.0
 $471.9
 $303.2
 $169.3
 $256.0
 $62.7
 $115.1
 $153.3
 $46.6
$8.6
 $5.6
Other $7,109.2
 $7,009.1
 $5,822.5
 $14,512.4
 $11,130.9
 $5,125.0
 $1,367.9
 $852.6
 $9,354.1
 $2,483.6
 $78.1
 $2,319.7
 $7,758.5
 $5,567.9
Total $30,768.6
 $35,919.7
 $45,686.3
 $73,981.8
 $69,353.9
 $24,070.3
 $20,149.3
 $14,591.3
 $38,615.7
 $30,646.7
 $6,190.4
 $2,841.2
 $8,873.8
 $7,125.6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the WRP funds obligated in FY 2014-2022 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on WRP contracts, agreements, or easements.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
ACEP Financial Assistance Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Alabama $20,252.3
 $14,422.9
 $9,988.0
 $7,507.6
 $2,451.8
 $821.0
 $996.4
 $227.3
 $932.7
 $116.3
 $7.1


Alaska $10.0

$10.3

$4.5






Arizona $86.3
 $13.4
 $4.5
 $7.5









Arkansas $8,933.3
 $17,602.0
 $11,048.4
 $26,559.1
 $24,471.9
 $2,013.8
 $1,347.9
 $142.9
 $1,725.7
 $98.1



California $16,063.1
 $27,480.6
 $34,783.7
 $35,655.8
 $15,862.6
 $1,184.0
 $1,179.6
 $3,544.4
 $454.5
 $3,482.1



Caribbean
$1,664.3

$7.0
$1,051.3






Colorado $553.4
 $1,249.0
 $1,473.3
 $970.7
 $575.1
 $32.8
 $126.7
 $67.0
 $39.6
 $58.6
$116.5
 $109.4
 $5.5
Connecticut $575.4
 $0.5
 $36.5
 $29.3


$12.3
 $14.3
 $1.3



Delaware $654.7
 $1,112.0
 $302.7
 $621.7
 $678.3
 $76.0
 $21.3






Florida $75,982.2
 $145,279.9
 $97,698.0
 $74,801.7
 $60,114.8
 $5,133.2
 $18,066.9
 $6,594.1
 $24,759.0
 $39,002.3



Georgia $3,414.0
 $5,423.8
 $9,320.3
 $13,011.4
 $8,639.0
 $794.5
 $224.6
 $610.6
 $829.0
 $261.9
 $36.2


Hawaii/Pacific $520.2
 $16.0
 $42.4
 $55.2




$348.1



Idaho $314.4
 $4,898.5
 $2,494.8
 $2,496.4
 $1,002.8
 $170.4
 $190.4
 $239.5
 $51.9
 $994.8
 $33.9
 $1.2
$799.9
Illinois $3,602.2
 $9,356.7
 $6,828.3
 $5,666.9
 $4,355.9
 $30.4
 $1,721.5
 $674.7
 $1,261.7
 $9.9
 $3.4
 $174.8
 $38.5
Indiana $6,687.5
 $12,525.1
 $14,033.8
 $7,883.7
 $4,609.5
 $515.1
 $652.3
 $304.9
 $451.3
 $1,552.2
 $230.7
 $-1.0

Iowa $16,498.4
 $12,472.9
 $35,612.2
 $29,072.5
 $21,393.3
 $6.8
 $472.5
 $2,802.1
 $1,400.0
 $347.0
 $800.0


Kansas $4,149.3
 $5,163.1
 $4,558.7
 $2,406.5
 $1,331.4
 $13.0
 $593.2
 $430.9
 $200.6
 $313.0
 $14.3
 $19.7
 $0.1
Kentucky $4,954.3
 $6,327.8
 $8,161.3
 $15,235.8
 $10,391.8
 $207.3
 $798.3
 $510.6
 $1,842.8
 $3,562.4
 $158.8
 $17.3

Louisiana $4,950.7
 $36,791.3
 $40,463.1
 $37,587.0
 $32,974.3
 $4,128.2
 $3,684.7
 $519.6
 $4,691.1
 $8,350.1
 $4,997.4
 $2,946.2
 $500.0
Maine
$247.4
 $428.2
 $384.2
 $18.9
 $0.8
 $5.6
$0.4




Maryland $5,381.6
 $6,949.7
 $6,903.4
 $5,654.0
 $3,787.4
 $702.2
 $54.7
 $537.0
 $1,526.3
 $67.3
 $175.9


Massachusetts $4,891.2
 $2,788.2
 $3,675.5
 $2,540.7
 $2,432.2
 $3.2
$54.9
 $513.6
 $2,259.1



Michigan $5,837.8
 $4,014.8
 $3,160.5
 $3,813.9
 $4,325.1
 $413.9
 $970.6
 $437.7
 $315.4
 $204.7
 $35.2
$1.6
Minnesota $30,399.8
 $14,046.8
 $26,056.8
 $27,434.1
 $8,299.0
 $1,659.7
 $3,101.8
 $2,633.8
 $2,126.7
 $7,276.5
 $8,568.5
 $334.2
 $106.0
 $2.5
Mississippi $4,192.7
 $24,828.4
 $19,339.0
 $21,616.1
 $12,560.4
 $-122.9
 $665.6
 $1,428.2
 $3,445.3
 $7,339.8
 $2,292.5


Missouri $7,089.0
 $21,320.0
 $15,393.3
 $17,124.0
 $7,185.2
 $1,447.8
 $1,073.4
 $1,174.3
 $3,248.7
 $2,599.7
 $1,246.7
 $4.6
 $0.5
 $386.9
Montana $466.2
 $3,100.6
 $1,821.1
 $2,993.3
 $351.3
 $163.5
 $817.2
 $1,794.3
 $144.8
 $180.5
 $177.5


Nebraska $22,285.1
 $22,958.0
 $12,797.3
 $13,525.0
 $6,850.0
 $1,732.5
 $1,045.0
 $1,098.5
 $595.3
 $948.9
 $453.3
 $-8.4

Nevada

$3,321.2
 $3,982.6
 $8,243.2
 $8.9
 $1,784.9
 $21.4
$1,663.4
 $386.1


New Hampshire $20,267.2
 $9,454.5
 $2,927.2
 $12,000.8
 $3,940.0
 $903.7
 $208.9
$126.1




New Jersey $2,451.4
 $1,159.4
 $1,072.2
 $1,087.1
 $1,482.8
 $23.3
 $500.1
 $125.0
 $343.1
 $30.0
 $13.6
 $21.7
 $45.8
New Mexico $82.5
 $920.1
 $1,461.2
 $926.2
 $28.8
 $6.0







New York $4,498.4
 $5,511.8
 $3,749.5
 $6,163.3
 $3,292.6
 $659.7
 $2,033.4
 $165.3
 $635.9
 $852.1
 $331.1
 $183.2

North Carolina $7,712.0
 $9,487.3
 $7,347.7
 $8,734.1
 $7,516.5
 $269.7
 $3,237.6
 $99.0
 $8,816.8
 $15,700.9



North Dakota $22,986.2
 $34,302.2
 $32,671.0
 $15,185.1
 $7,836.2
 $844.2
 $369.4
 $347.3
 $34.7
 $4.1



Ohio $3,690.2
 $8,856.7
 $6,658.9
 $5,517.9
 $4,880.8
 $1,169.8
 $73.6
 $1,347.8
 $55.2
 $225.8



Oklahoma $4,403.9
 $8,153.4
 $8,062.1
 $6,735.6
 $4,664.5
 $136.9
 $2,041.9
 $2,464.1
 $3,103.7
 $2,640.6
 $240.5
 $331.1

Oregon $13,375.3
 $11,854.0
 $3,874.3
 $13,831.5
 $3,201.9
 $59.5
 $1,979.5
 $824.6
 $1,794.1
 $9,251.4
 $891.4
 $2.0
 $1,975.2
 $593.3
Pennsylvania $2,014.4
 $4,098.0
 $8,601.6
 $10,018.5
 $6,241.0
 $720.6
$508.3
 $701.6
 $115.5
 $172.5
 $38.4

Rhode Island $52.2
 $464.0
 $121.0
 $542.2
 $9.3


$275.0




South Carolina $6,735.0
 $5,021.8
 $7,327.2
 $1,916.1
 $1,637.5
 $136.2
 $1,121.4
 $462.1
 $839.0
 $411.0
 $130.7
 $136.7

South Dakota $11,027.0
 $19,314.5
 $19,414.7
 $22,693.8
 $12,435.3
 $788.5
 $410.8
 $182.7
 $1,471.2
 $1,646.7
 $150.0


Tennessee $21,560.6
 $16,716.2
 $18,102.5
 $15,785.9
 $12,880.2
 $1,190.4
 $1,569.0
 $883.6
 $1,358.9
 $392.4
 $238.2
 $0.3
 $114.1
Texas $3,053.0
 $37,475.3
 $16,114.5
 $20,213.1
 $6,725.3
 $153.8
 $1,124.9
 $461.3
 $2,565.4
 $1,264.5
 $5.5
 $58.3
$13.1
Utah $13.0
 $1,527.4
 $1,456.5
 $57.9
 $500.4
 $36.4
 $7.8
 $74.2
 $49.9




Vermont $1,408.6
 $1,254.6
 $482.2
 $1,107.9
 $148.1
 $169.6
 $25.9
 $0.7
$1,079.0
$295.2
 $206.3
Virginia $375.2
 $397.1
 $1,069.0
 $1,084.3
 $748.3
 $82.7
 $42.5
 $8.7
 $219.9
 $162.1
 $89.6
$8.6
Washington $1,323.6
 $1,191.6
 $903.9
 $2,643.1
 $2,600.3
 $538.7
 $664.5
 $1,093.8
 $2,559.1
 $3,076.0
 $119.0
$1,299.5
West Virginia $230.6
 $402.6
 $532.0
 $140.3
 $248.0
 $7.5
 $4.9

$406.5
 $14.7
 $5.0

Wisconsin $24,614.7
 $10,637.5
 $8,289.0
 $7,456.2
 $4,839.3
 $729.1
 $2,173.3
 $500.5
 $968.0
 $856.6
 $132.5


Wyoming $1,890.9
 $2,308.6
 $1,313.2
 $1,455.1
 $22.2

$6.0
 $630.5
 $771.8
 $5.1
 $119.6
$210.0
Other $2,431.7
 $1,657.3
 $2,030.2
 $7.8
 $2,046.4
 $8,000.0
 $3,532.5
 $4,319.4
 $11,544.4
 $2,403.1
$1,024.0
 $76.2
Total $404,942.7
 $594,219.4
 $523,327.9
 $513,950.9
 $330,837.9
 $37,762.5
 $61,772.7
 $39,735.4
 $88,663.1
 $122,328.1
 $22,151.9
 $5,820.6
 $4,481.8
 $2,011.2
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Caribbean includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the WRP funds obligated in FY 2014-2022 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on WRP contracts, agreements, or easements.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
ACEP Reimbursable Obligations,
by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Maryland
$30.2
 $22.1

$14.0







Vermont

$49.5
 $53.4
 $26.7
 $6.0







Other





$0.7






Total
$30.2
 $71.5
 $53.4
 $26.7
 $20.0
 $0.7






Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the WRP funds obligated in FY 2014-2022 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on WRP contracts, agreements, or easements.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.

Conservation Practice Implementation

Conservation practices are planned and applied at the land unit level. The land unit is the smallest unit of land that has a permanent or contiguous boundary, a common land cover and land management, and a common owner or a common producer. The following tables include data for the fiscal years since enactment of the 2008 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (Farm Bill) in 2009.

This RCA release uses an updated field definition. Heretofore the National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD) Land Unit Id was used to represent fields wherever estimates of unique acres treated were required. This identifier is found in the planning land unit database layer. However, since conservation plans are often updated as producers’ conservation decisions evolve over time, there can be multiple land unit identifiers associated with the same field in NPAD. This can result in overestimating the number of fields and the associated unique acres. The Resource Analytics Lab has used GIS to develop a shape based algorithm to eliminate the overcounting of fields by selecting the single best shape out of the multiple shape based identifiers associated with the same field.

As conservation practices are measured in different units (acres, feet, square feet, etc.), the challenge for reporting performance at various levels is how to aggregate across practices. Although practices may affect resources beyond the land unit boundary, or be applied only on part of the land unit, the land unit does provide a common metric to aggregate over practices since each applied practice is associated with a specific land unit. Analysis of the data reveals that most practices are measured in acres and most of the practice applied amounts match the land unit acres of the field on which the practice was applied. Therefore, land unit acreage is the metric on which the acres of land receiving conservation treatment are calculated.

The data presented in this section reflect the fiscal year in which conservation practices were applied, which can occur at any point during the duration of the ACEP contract. Totals presented here are not comparable to program enrollment acres or contract acres.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation

The following table summarizes land unit acres by fiscal year. Here, land unit acres are counted once when the program has been used to apply one or more practices on that land unit in a given fiscal year. Therefore, land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count),
by Fiscal Year
ACEP Practices
State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Alabama 451
 72
 253
 74
 1,332
 143
 6,342
 403
 3,550
 196
 1,431
 73
 901
 129
 618
 60
 510
 46
 754
 5
 124
 3

42
 5

Alaska







19
 5

















Arizona 128
 1

























Arkansas 3,389
 77
 14,849
 174
 30,779
 73
 27,652
 170
 21,126
 182
 5,933
 111
 3,687
 59
 2,503
 222
 2,023
 50









California 23,882
 695
 27,580
 398
 22,672
 327
 28,360
 295
 25,405
 124
 2,286
 8
 692
 13
 228
 2



70
 5





Colorado 3,991
 119
 6,056
 105
 3,009
 43
 3,303
 73
 4,246
 71
 486
 8
 176
 8
 80
 3
 139
 4
 139
 4
 1,121
 9
 517
 4
 983
 27
 425
 4
Connecticut 157
 2
 643
 21
 102
 15
 815
 10
 96
 4

















Delaware 319
 22
 216
 5
 356
 6
 331
 5
 138
 2
 116
 1
 83
 1













Florida 53,186
 9
 8,733
 7
 5,020
 68
 42,046
 8
 35,850
 69
 27,532
 72
 10,910
 18













Georgia 2,584
 24
 3,009
 63
 2,496
 28
 2,078
 46
 5,467
 117
 168
 22
 1,640
 19

67
 20



509
 2



Hawaii/Pacific 303
 20
 164
 8
 390
 6
 101
 2
 2
 1

5
 6

5
 5









Idaho 271
 15
 180
 19
 450
 4
 728
 12
 867
 19
 424
 2
 9
 3
 517
 3
 199
 13
 199
 7







Illinois 4,337
 89
 13,457
 196
 4,671
 39
 4,578
 89
 2,451
 150
 938
 34
 51
 10
 565
 7









1,830
 29
Indiana 6,266
 198
 3,305
 188
 6,236
 338
 6,346
 347
 3,529
 266
 329
 31
 427
 39
 180
 33
 65
 3
 6,269
 61
 3,713
 28
 108
 6
 22
 8
 1,083
 4
Iowa 7,414
 283
 9,878
 274
 7,812
 215
 6,739
 334
 9,351
 228
 999
 12
 3,933
 244
 6,183
 462
 2,437
 97
 5,187
 165
 2,187
 57
 28
 1
 186
 37
 209
 5
Kansas 822
 68
 1,919
 141
 3,215
 111
 4,769
 219
 3,341
 89
 1,996
 123
 169
 13
 522
 24
 94
 10
 154
 3







Kentucky 939
 215
 1,054
 245
 1,767
 187
 1,200
 277
 1,695
 638
 13
 24













409
 84
Louisiana 5,348
 260
 4,794
 278
 9,555
 805
 24,397
 1,332
 11,665
 1,979
 5,742
 819
 3,728
 628
 1,994
 143
 1,415
 222
 2,777
 390
 1
 1
 498
 7



Maine





186
 4
 141
 13

















Maryland 77
 14
 589
 24
 615
 6
 1,706
 17
 544
 5
 1,155
 40
 1,031
 21
 1,959
 21
 4,403
 128
 451
 34
 3,647
 46
 1,908
 33
 326
 13
 195
 6
Massachusetts 21
 8
 66
 4
 15
 2
 32
 12
 194
 16

59
 1
 193
 15
 459
 15
 313
 8
 260
 10
 97
 2



Michigan 4,819
 506
 2,493
 104
 2,150
 200
 1,986
 130
 3,430
 195
 1,115
 144
 70
 16
 1,082
 66
 46
 12



64
 1



Minnesota 7,508
 1,301
 7,523
 820
 7,988
 886
 7,901
 944
 8,984
 999
 1,703
 197
 2,665
 121
 2,252
 111
 1,137
 37
 1,936
 22
 114
 1



90
 3
Mississippi 1,690
 568
 3,089
 498
 3,089
 575
 8,302
 728
 2,636
 400
 2,542
 301
 746
 152



137
 37
 176
 28

146
 32
 683
 224
Missouri 5,170
 285
 7,118
 321
 5,662
 363
 10,234
 511
 7,166
 370
 1,820
 204
 241
 100
 778
 65
 43
 36
 935
 253
 11
 2
 395
 4

285
 6
Montana 5,590
 42
 5,038
 29
 1,084
 16
 4,213
 37
 3,402
 40
 635
 15

139
 1
 300
 2
 6
 1
 382
 35
 116
 15



Nebraska 8,647
 152
 12,828
 262
 8,002
 265
 15,574
 302
 15,563
 332
 5,334
 153
 7,476
 91
 3,971
 56
 4,112
 42
 4,536
 59
 2,507
 20
 2,307
 15
 303
 6
 144
 1
Nevada







1,864
 2



1,314
 22











New Hampshire 353
 18
 2,066
 34
 1,737
 49
 3,073
 64
 3,080
 42
 398
 15





122
 3







New Jersey 660
 4
 1,949
 15
 559
 1
 716
 27
 450
 16
 141
 3
 12
 3

82
 3
 152
 3







New Mexico

955
 8
 917
 9
 156
 8
 365
 3
 761
 9















New York 2,460
 242
 1,994
 182
 1,615
 85
 2,294
 163
 2,038
 137
 451
 60
 1,381
 65
 499
 33

85
 14
 5
 1
 14
 1



North Carolina 24
 12
 1,974
 57

2,583
 30
 2,063
 61
 2,378
 4















North Dakota 874
 70
 9,893
 453
 12,581
 1,197
 29,494
 1,480
 23,895
 1,522
 5,092
 365
 3,287
 223
 1,244
 50
 773
 18
 1,127
 18
 783
 154
 549
 9
 9
 3

Ohio 1,361
 73
 1,022
 33
 703
 64
 940
 80
 1,034
 176
 571
 67

23
 16



12
 1



91
 6
Oklahoma 8,767
 141
 6,869
 89
 10,351
 145
 4,534
 114
 7,960
 203
 1,237
 26
 1,337
 24
 1,701
 35
 370
 11
 543
 18
 563
 9





Oregon 8,156
 171
 8,111
 294
 6,564
 212
 8,491
 301
 17,233
 486
 2,768
 91
 1,790
 23
 6,624
 107
 122
 124
 4,799
 29
 1,011
 33
 3,647
 25
 418
 3
 1,622
 74
Pennsylvania 93
 17
 478
 27
 453
 32
 1,057
 37
 631
 55
 505
 54
 730
 58
 294
 37
 62
 21
 842
 126
 177
 29
 96
 16

15
 3
Rhode Island

117
 4
 2,200
 4
 50
 1
 50
 1

















South Carolina 7,388
 60
 2,287
 16
 4,081
 51
 1,019
 13
 1,096
 39
 918
 4
 1,577
 7
 1,153
 1
 713
 30









South Dakota 5,017
 195
 4,905
 166
 10,710
 395
 8,754
 388
 13,957
 554
 3,479
 140
 4,403
 139
 1,748
 121
 1,132
 51
 834
 11
 212
 8
 63
 7



Tennessee 709
 122
 1,740
 55
 1,802
 143
 5,975
 382
 2,867
 162
 2,416
 134
 126
 31
 469
 79
 23
 3
 7
 2







Texas 9,121
 92
 13,399
 84
 8,552
 48
 15,234
 53
 4,465
 63
 4,316
 18
 444
 5
 5,157
 8
 488
 4
 215
 8
 240
 2

183
 1

Utah

926
 22
 1,021
 14
 674
 7
 512
 5

















Vermont 222
 47
 426
 32
 276
 17
 598
 37
 747
 43
 409
 17
 499
 22





1,824
 82
 344
 9
 1,547
 83
 434
 7
Virginia 31
 13
 43
 20
 96
 13
 286
 51
 372
 34
 403
 44















Washington 1,706
 159
 1,380
 61
 983
 57
 2,745
 134
 959
 64
 554
 41
 544
 17
 231
 4



151
 8
 71
 3
 326
 4

West Virginia

5
 2
 1,482
 7
 1,551
 12
 52
 5
 80
 4

83
 7











Wisconsin 1,523
 104
 1,143
 49
 1,548
 98
 3,349
 72
 4,542
 95
 325
 15
 1,213
 46
 920
 48
 911
 26
 142
 3







Wyoming 5,339
 43
 4,047
 29
 780
 26
 1,177
 36
 1,520
 26
 51
 3
 8
 2













Total 201,110
 6,628
 200,562
 5,990
 197,476
 7,388
 304,668
 9,797
 262,606
 10,304
 89,948
 3,508
 56,049
 2,357
 45,223
 1,862
 22,129
 1,033
 32,657
 1,284
 19,290
 572
 11,332
 160
 4,490
 222
 7,516
 456
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
• Hawaii/Pacific includes Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice

The following set of chart/table combinations present conservation practice data grouped by purpose: Fish & Wildlife Habitat, Water Quality, and Wetlands. Any practices not included in one of these groups are included in an All Other category. Data for practices in the All Other category can be downloaded in the Farm Bill Conservation Programs Profile csv file.

Note that there is some overlap between these groupings, since some practices address multiple resource concerns. Here land unit acres are counted each time a practice is applied on that land unit in the fiscal year. Therefore land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices, practice groupings, and fiscal years.
To learn more about specific conservation practices, see the National Handbook of Conservation Practices.

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife

The following chart and table includes practices that are related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management. The environment that NRCS helps its clients conserve, maintain, and improve is also habitat for fish & wildlife and other biological resources. While every practice and management action taken on the land has some effect on biological resources, the following practices are specifically related to fish & wildlife habitat.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2009-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
ACEP Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 13,743
 147
 7,247
 142
 7,651
 153
 21,356
 383
 14,405
 230
 2,802
 58
 1,236
 78
 1,646
 31
 1,976
 70
 2,801
 81
 75
 1
 614
 3



Aquatic Organism Passage 396 68
 3
 205
 1
 36
 2
 975
 4
 203
 3

298
 2













Conservation Cover 327 15,121
 278
 11,480
 177
 15,221
 451
 31,109
 561
 27,934
 382
 4,549
 106
 21,223
 203
 23,487
 245
 4,755
 52
 60,740
 106
 3,539
 60
 549
 13
 436
 6
 209
 1
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 1,416
 59
 1,305
 31
 2,375
 41
 2,585
 74
 1,570
 81
 1,991
 93
 2,386
 73
 3,030
 25
 261
 8
 448
 4
 20
 1
 85
 2

32
 2
Hedgerow Planting 422 49
 1
 31
 4
 243
 2
 656
 3
 36
 3

3,395
 26

458
 11









Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643 4,375
 128
 12,673
 143
 5,704
 120
 8,138
 245
 9,001
 246
 6,789
 53
 3,228
 56
 2,111
 46
 2,676
 46
 2,862
 18
 342
 18
 485
 23
 246
 2
 2,844
 68
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 650
 18
 1,306
 30
 1,929
 22
 1,375
 21
 209
 7
 495
 3
 116
 4
 9
 1

25
 2
 21
 1
 71
 1
 271
 4

Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 7
 1
 1,318
 8
 9
 2
 551
 6
 301
 4
 18
 1
 415
 2

6
 1









Shallow Water Development and Management 646 5,053
 107
 22,288
 141
 17,877
 423
 29,706
 288
 15,184
 942
 7,300
 230
 2,717
 115
 5,412
 79
 39,712
 36
 78
 10
 582
 21
 517
 1
 205
 6
 883
 18
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395 1,362
 43
 2,639
 8
 208
 4
 915
 12
 844
 5
 66
 1

770
 4
 59
 2

70
 1

35
 1

Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 137
 7
 1,517
 3
 1,473
 7
 2,727
 9
 678
 3



160
 2
 930
 4









Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 33,047
 597
 26,071
 470
 27,973
 498
 46,107
 571
 58,108
 683
 8,633
 192
 8,900
 110
 7,303
 93
 3,723
 76
 5,171
 57
 1,323
 22
 1,076
 8
 1,321
 8
 510
 9
Wetland Creation 658 12,806
 19
 8,650
 57
 3,901
 40
 2,766
 34
 1,764
 34
 751
 7
 295
 5
 58
 2











Wetland Enhancement 659 43,660
 385
 53,735
 443
 71,181
 515
 100,200
 1,041
 111,237
 622
 276,241
 168
 6,123
 57
 1,481
 53
 852
 14
 1,267
 65
 184
 16
 624
 9
 52
 3
 17
 2
Wetland Restoration 657 144,127
 1,672
 132,881
 1,883
 107,579
 2,282
 220,643
 2,950
 144,044
 2,901
 55,031
 982
 42,344
 628
 21,734
 280
 12,333
 162
 7,906
 296
 2,141
 17
 1,985
 10
 1,823
 15
 4,759
 125
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 82,940
 1,407
 73,757
 1,016
 61,377
 1,070
 63,994
 1,178
 69,345
 1,375
 25,598
 392
 12,435
 205
 11,417
 99
 4,345
 105
 11,285
 151
 3,858
 54
 641
 6
 1,493
 13
 1,744
 73
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
• Watering Facility (614) is not included in the above table. It is included for the purposes of this report in the All Other Practices category.

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of the land treated with fish & wildlife habitat practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
ACEP Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 188,595
 4,872
 181,657
 4,557
 182,671
 5,632
 287,873
 7,380
 240,803
 7,521
 76,139
 2,286
 45,160
 1,564
 26,081
 960
 14,230
 587
 23,896
 790
 5,257
 212
 3,042
 76
 1,862
 58
 5,542
 298
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

The following chart and table includes practices that are related to Water Quality. Water quality is an indicator of the health of our environment and reflects what occurs on the land. The primary water quality issues from agriculture are sediment, nutrients, pesticides, pathogens, and in some parts of the country, salinity. Using conservation practices to improve land in an environmentally sound manner will result in better water quality for drinking, recreation, wildlife, fisheries and industry.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2009-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
ACEP Water Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 13,743
 147
 7,247
 142
 7,651
 153
 21,356
 383
 14,405
 230
 2,802
 58
 1,236
 78
 1,646
 31
 1,976
 70
 2,801
 81
 75
 1
 614
 3



Access Road 560 6,308
 53
 3,251
 26
 2,349
 27
 8,373
 50
 1,083
 19
 481
 4
 1,239
 6
 1,636
 11
 360
 7
 583
 13







Brush Management 314



















1,958
 27
 2,443
 17
 1,101
 11
 1,146
 7
Channel Bank Vegetation 322





982
 3



















Conservation Cover 327 15,121
 278
 11,480
 177
 15,221
 451
 31,109
 561
 27,934
 382
 4,549
 106
 21,223
 203
 23,487
 245
 4,755
 52
 60,740
 106
 3,539
 60
 549
 13
 436
 6
 209
 1
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 302
 3
 209
 2



54
 3
 49
 1



50
 1
 397
 4







Constructed Wetland 656





17
 1



















Cover Crop 340 1,202
 9
 285
 4
 757
 12
 1,784
 19
 1,865
 11
 1,226
 10
 29
 1
 468
 2
 1,191
 6
 998
 6







Critical Area Planting 342 6,574
 123
 9,270
 119
 8,067
 115
 12,727
 148
 7,527
 200
 3,024
 111
 3,035
 50
 2,219
 44
 772
 21
 1,894
 72
 1,661
 11
 74
 1
 42
 1
 278
 2
Diversion 362 114
 1



47
 2
 64
 2
 146
 1













69
 1
Drainage Water Management 554

7
 1























Filter Strip 393 231
 1
 92
 1
 21
 1
 3
 1

82
 1















Forest Stand Improvement 666



















1,253
 3

105
 1

Grade Stabilization Structure 410 622
 9
 283
 5
 77
 1
 1,245
 11
 758
 11
 86
 4
 3
 1
 44
 2
 993
 5
 161
 2







Grassed Waterway 412

24
 1

10
 1
 43
 1

















Heavy Use Area Protection 561 5,933
 9
 497
 3
 1,271
 3
 84
 3
 18,179
 26

196
 1
 19
 1











Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 18,966
 247
 21,969
 272
 18,845
 437
 20,057
 374
 26,099
 443
 9,951
 150
 4,377
 99
 1,468
 38
 779
 8
 1,502
 37
 4,141
 85
 435
 5
 9
 1
 90
 1
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 161
 1





5
 1

















Irrigation Water Management 449





49
 1



















Mulching 484 792
 11
 477
 22
 1,112
 24
 4,824
 46
 2,189
 56
 1,217
 24
 257
 3
 641
 12
 40
 5
 59
 4







Nutrient Management 590 1,988
 14
 333
 4
 926
 19
 3,278
 57
 538
 27
 11
 1
 665
 48
 32
 8

283
 12







Prescribed Grazing 528 4,835
 43
 10,633
 29
 5,834
 51
 5,973
 29
 10,286
 48
 29
 1
 416
 4
 6,663
 22
 512
 5
 4,933
 5
 958
 4
 37
 3
 1,246
 6

Range Planting 550



















311
 6
 74
 1



Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345









49
 1















Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 117
 4
 407
 2























Riparian Forest Buffer 391 650
 18
 1,306
 30
 1,929
 22
 1,375
 21
 209
 7
 495
 3
 116
 4
 9
 1

25
 2
 21
 1
 71
 1
 271
 4

Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 7
 1
 1,318
 8
 9
 2
 551
 6
 301
 4
 18
 1
 415
 2

6
 1









Sediment Basin 350



71
 2

2,030
 3

















Stream Crossing 578 729
 3
 268
 4
 646
 4
 4,331
 16
 1,076
 8
 656
 10
 2,816
 10

189
 1



435
 1



Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395 1,362
 43
 2,639
 8
 208
 4
 915
 12
 844
 5
 66
 1

770
 4
 59
 2









Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 137
 7
 1,517
 3
 1,473
 7
 2,727
 9
 678
 3



160
 2
 930
 4









Structure for Water Control 587 18,567
 188
 19,796
 163
 21,916
 170
 20,514
 209
 20,386
 200
 6,716
 104
 2,779
 59
 6,038
 67
 830
 18
 3,138
 67
 550
 5
 790
 2
 76
 4
 740
 15
Terrace 600







39
 1

















Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 19,477
 250
 113,797
 290
 24,024
 261
 48,620
 390
 24,908
 468
 12,126
 199
 10,480
 135
 26,156
 172
 9,303
 75
 3,461
 65
 3,304
 19
 3,901
 2
 346
 6
 1,210
 51
Waste Facility Closure 360



96
 1





















Water Well Decommissioning 351 6
 1



147
 2
 354
 3
 1,319
 4
 52
 1

252
 2
 67
 1
 150
 1





Water and Sediment Control Basin 638



583
 4
 472
 5



















Wetland Creation 658 12,806
 19
 8,650
 57
 3,901
 40
 2,766
 34
 1,764
 34
 751
 7
 295
 5
 58
 2











Wetland Enhancement 659 43,660
 385
 53,735
 443
 71,181
 515
 100,200
 1,041
 111,237
 622
 276,241
 168
 6,123
 57
 1,481
 53
 852
 14
 1,267
 65
 184
 16
 624
 9
 52
 3
 17
 2
Wetland Restoration 657 144,127
 1,672
 132,881
 1,883
 107,579
 2,282
 220,643
 2,950
 144,044
 2,901
 55,031
 982
 42,344
 628
 21,734
 280
 12,333
 162
 7,906
 296
 2,141
 17
 1,985
 10
 1,823
 15
 4,759
 125
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 409
 3

218
 4
 18
 1
 9
 1
 351
 3

165
 2











Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation 650











266
 1













Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Water Quality were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of land treated with water quality practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
ACEP Water Quality Practices
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 180,164
 3,543
 180,473
 3,699
 167,404
 4,612
 279,816
 6,386
 231,915
 5,720
 75,778
 1,955
 43,007
 1,396
 27,725
 999
 15,143
 459
 22,711
 838
 9,885
 256
 7,856
 68
 2,435
 58
 4,943
 205
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
Conservation Practices Related to Wetlands

The following chart and table includes practices that are related to Wetlands. Healthy wetland ecosystems function to modulate drought and floods, provide wildlife habitat, filter pollutants, retain sediment, store carbon, and cycle nutrients. The goal of the wetland conservation practices is to restore, enhance and protect the quality and quantity of wetlands.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2009-2022
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
ACEP Wetlands Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Wetland Creation 658 12,806
 19
 8,650
 57
 3,901
 40
 2,766
 34
 1,764
 34
 751
 7
 295
 5
 58
 2











Wetland Enhancement 659 43,660
 385
 53,735
 443
 71,181
 515
 100,200
 1,041
 111,237
 622
 276,241
 168
 6,123
 57
 1,481
 53
 852
 14
 1,267
 65
 184
 16
 624
 9
 52
 3
 17
 2
Wetland Restoration 657 144,127
 1,672
 132,881
 1,883
 107,579
 2,282
 220,643
 2,950
 144,044
 2,901
 55,031
 982
 42,344
 628
 21,734
 280
 12,333
 162
 7,906
 296
 2,141
 17
 1,985
 10
 1,823
 15
 4,759
 125
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Wetlands were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of land treated with wetland conservation practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
ACEP Wetlands Practices
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 158,299
 2,076
 151,387
 2,383
 144,059
 2,837
 257,714
 4,025
 203,929
 3,557
 65,786
 1,157
 35,603
 690
 16,112
 335
 7,498
 176
 6,795
 361
 2,159
 33
 1,355
 19
 909
 18
 3,527
 127
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

More Information

The data in this report in CSV format (file includes all titles and table notes) can be downloaded here.

Selected data for RCA programs reports in excel format (machine readable flat files) can be found here.

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For more information about NRCS Conservation Programs, visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/

Citation for this website:
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) 2012-2022 Data October 2022
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD) October 2022
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 31 March 2023*
<http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/rca-data-viewer/>
*[use date the website was accessed]