The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding application deadlines.
The first deadline is Oct. 29, 2021, and the second funding application deadline will be Feb. 11, 2022.
Applications are taken year round for NRCS programs, but deadlines are announced to rank and fund eligible conservation projects. Farmers and ranchers interested in signing up for EQIP should submit applications to their local USDA service center. If already a USDA client, a producer can submit applications online via farmers.gov.
EQIP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and landowners.
Technical assistance is provided without a fee from NRCS specialists to help landowners and land managers plan and implement conservation practices to help them meet their land management goals, address natural resource concerns and improve soil, water, plant, animal, air and related resources on agricultural land and non-industrial private forestland.
The program was reauthorized in the 2018 Farm Bill.
For additional information visit the NRCS Texas website at www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov.
Applications for EQIP are accepted on a continuous basis. Farmers and ranchers interested in EQIP can contact their local USDA service center or visit the NRCS EQIP web page.