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  • Programs

    • Farm Bill
      • Conservation Compliance
      • Regional Conservation Partnership Program
    • Financial Assistance
      • Conservation Innovation Grants
        • CIG Project Search
      • Conservation Stewardship Program
      • Environmental Quality Incentives Program
      • Emergency Watershed Protection Program
    • Easements
      • Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
      • Healthy Forests Reserve Program
    • Landscape Initiatives
    • Landscape Planning
      • Emergency Watershed Protection Program
      • Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program
      • Watershed Surveys and Planning
      • Watershed Operations
      • Watershed Rehabilitation

Areas of Focus

  • Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
  • Landscape Initiatives
  • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Areas of Focus

  • Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
  • Landscape Initiatives
  • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Programs

Jerry Roach
Assistant State Conservationist for Farm Bill Programs

NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters. Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic development, recreation, and scenic beauty.

Fact Sheet - Establishing Eligibility for USDA Programs (PDF; 970 KB)

Easement Programs      

  • Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
  • Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

Emergency Programs       

  • Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
  • Floodplain Easement Program (FPE)

Technical Assistance Programs

  • Conservation Planning
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  • Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)   

Financial Assistance Programs

  • Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA)
  • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)  
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
  • ​Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

Landscape Initiatives

  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)
  • Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI)
  • National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
  • Western Lake Erie Basin Initiative (WLEB) 
  • Joint Chief's Landscape Restoration Project
  • Monarch Butterfly Habitat Development Project

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