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Current Funding Opportunities in New Jersey

Applications for NRCS Conservation Programs may be submitted and accepted at anytime under a continuous sign-up. The table below lists the cutoff dates for applications for ranking and funding determinations for fiscal year 2025. 

 

Apply by Sept. 26, 2025

Apply by October 17, 2025

  • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
  • Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
    • High Tunnel Initiative
    • Cropland
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
    • Aquaculture
    • Beginning Farmer
    • Conservation Activity Plans
    • Conservation Incentive Contracts
    • Highly Erodible Land
    • Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) Golden Winged-Warbler
    • National Water Quality Initiative
    • On-Farm Energy Initiative
    • Organic Initiative
    • Soil Health Initiative
    • Socially Disadvantaged Producers
    • Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW)
    • Local Work Group Fund Pools
      • North: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties
      • Central: Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean Counties  
      • South: Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties                
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