NRCS Conservation 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.
Funding Opportunities Available From NRCS Programs
NRCS provides funding opportunities for agricultural producers and other landowners through these programs.
Financial AssistanceThese programs offer financial and technical assistance to help eligible agricultural producers:
Easements
These programs are available to eligible landowners to conserve working agricultural lands, wetlands, grasslands and forestlands:
Easement Programs
To apply for similar, easement conservation opportunities in the 2014 Farm Bill, please see the ACEP home page by going to this website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/easements/acep/?cid=stelprdb1242695
If you are interested in these programs and would like to learn more, please contact the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) at 989-426-9461 Ext. 3
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.
Funding Opportunities Available From NRCS Programs
NRCS provides funding opportunities for agricultural producers and other landowners through these programs.
Financial AssistanceThese programs offer financial and technical assistance to help eligible agricultural producers:
- Construct or improve water management or irrigation structures (Agricultural Management Assistance - AMA)
- Improve resource conditions such as soil quality, water quality, water quantity, air quality, habitat quality, and energy (Conservation Stewardship Program - CSP)
- Implement conservation practices, or activities, such as conservation planning, that address natural resource concerns on their land (Environmental Quality Incentives Program - EQIP)
Easements
These programs are available to eligible landowners to conserve working agricultural lands, wetlands, grasslands and forestlands:
- Protect working agricultural lands and limit non-agricultural uses of the land, or wetlands and their benefits, through Agricultural Land Easements or Wetland Reserve Easements (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - ACEP)
- Help landowners restore, enhance and protect forestland resources on private lands and and promote the recovery of endangered or threatened species (Healthy Forest Reserve Program - HFRP)
Easement Programs
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) restored, protected, and enhanced wetlands on eligible lands.
- Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) protected agricultural productivity and related conservation values of the land.
- Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP) restored and protected rangeland, pastureland, and other grasslands while maintaining the land’s suitability for grazing.
To apply for similar, easement conservation opportunities in the 2014 Farm Bill, please see the ACEP home page by going to this website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/easements/acep/?cid=stelprdb1242695
If you are interested in these programs and would like to learn more, please contact the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) at 989-426-9461 Ext. 3