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Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 EQIP / AMA Ranking Pools
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Eligible PIA Area
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15-Mar-2021 Ranking Deadline
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HI
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AS
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CNMI
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GU
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Local Fund Pools (Competition is Within the Field Office Authorities)
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Locally Led
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Addresses high priority natural resource concerns specific to each NRCS field office service area.
Conservation benefits may include improved water or air quality, conserved ground and surface water, reduced soil erosion and sedimentation or improved or created wildlife habitat.
Each field office has its own locally led rank pool. Applicants compete within the local field office.
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Soil Health
Initiative
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Provides financial assistance to help implement conservation practices to improve soil health on cropland.
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PIA Fund Pools (Competition is State, Common Wealth, or Territory-Wide in Each Fund Pool)
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Historically Underserved
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The farm bill continues to address the unique circumstances and concerns of historically underserved farmers to provide for voluntary participation, offers incentives and focuses on equity in accessing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services.
- Beginning Farmers/Ranchers (BFR)
- Socially Disadvantaged Farmers/Ranchers (SDFR)
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Farmstead / Animal Feeding Operations
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Provides financial assistance to help implement conservation practices for agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns on farmstead areas with animal feeding operations. Applicants must have a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) prior to obligation and meet all state, federal and local regulations.
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Wildlife
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Provides financial assistance to help implement conservation practices for on all eligible lands to create, restore, or protect wildlife habitat. The wildlife habitat will be species specific.
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High Tunnel System
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The purpose of the “High Tunnel System” conservation practice is to assist producers to extend the growing season for high-value crops in an environmentally safe manner. The practice has the potential to assist producers to address resource concerns by improving plant quality, improving soil quality, and reducing nutrient and pesticide transport.
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Conservation Activity Plans (CAPS)
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Provides financial assistance to help write specific conservation plans written by a Technical Service Provider. These can include plans such as CNMPs or Transition to Organic plans.
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National EQIP Initiatives
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National Organic Initiative
Certified and Transitioning
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Provides financial assistance to help implement conservation practices for organic producers and those transitioning to organic production to address natural resource concerns. It may assist growers meet requirements related to National Organic Program (NOP) requirements. This initiative has annual and overall payment limitations.
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On-Farm Energy Initiative
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Enables the producer to identify ways to conserve energy on the farm through development of Agricultural Energy Management Plans (AgEMP) also known as an on-farm energy audit; and by providing financial and technical assistance to help the producer implement various conservation practices recommended in these on-farm energy audits.
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Partner Initiatives
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RCPP-EQIP-18
DLNR’s Hawaii Watershed Initiative
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This partnership program is available on watershed partnership areas on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. The natural resource concerns will address protection and enhancement of Threatened and Endangered wildlife habitat, water quality improvement, reduce soil erosion and invasive vegetative species on high priority forest lands. Monitoring is a requirement of those selected for the program.
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Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
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AMA is a program for states where participation in Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low. In Hawaii AMA will be limited to High Tunnel systems and a small suite of supporting practices. This program has annual payment limitations.
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