The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of April 20 for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Applications are accepted all year 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 you are already a USDA client, submit applications online via Conservation Client Gateway.
EQIP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers. 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 and air related resources on agricultural land and non-industrial private forestland.
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