USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture in 2022
Apply by February 18, 2022 for funding consideration in this ranking cycle
PHOENIX, Arizona - January 12, 2022 – USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arizona is accepting applications for the Conservation Incentive Contracts component of its Environmental Quality Incentives Program through February 18, 2022.
Arizona was one of the four states that piloted this new component and focused those resources on building watershed health and wildfire resiliency on forest lands in 2021. NRCS in Arizona will continue to focus EQIP-CIC funding on preventative measures for forest fires such as thinning, prescribed burns and fuel breaks. There will also be a new requirement for projects to address wildlife management.
Forest lands statewide may apply, however projects located in the identified areas will be prioritized.
EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts
Conservation Incentive Contracts address priority resource concerns, including drought and wildfire suppression in high-priority areas. Through these contracts, NRCS works with producers to strengthen the quality and condition of natural resources on their operations using management practices to expand on the EQIP conservation activities.
Conservation Incentive Contracts last five years and offer producers annual incentive payments to use management practices as well as conservation evaluation and monitoring activities to help build on existing conservation efforts.
How to Apply
To learn more about Conservation Incentive Contracts, visit the Arizona EQIP webpage.
In Arizona, February 18, 2022 is the application deadline for Conservation Incentive Contracts. To apply, producers should contact their local USDA Service Center.
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