Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/rcpp/

Is this a rolling date? :

No

Due Date:

Mon, 10/31/2022 - 12:00

Purpose:

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination between NRCS and its partners to deliver conservation assistance to producers and landowners. NRCS provides assistance to producers through partnership agreements and through program contracts or easement agreements. 

RCPP combines the authorities of four former conservation programs: the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program, the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative and the Great Lakes Basin Program. Assistance is delivered in accordance with the rules of EQIP, CSP, ACEP and HFRP; and in certain areas the Watershed Operations and Flood Prevention Program

Available Funding:

Cost Share Funding, 1:1 match required

Funding Range:

$250,000 - $10 million

Restoration Activity:

(1) Land Improvement, (2) Rentals, (3) Easements, U.S.-Held, (4) Easements, Entity-Held, and (5) Public Works/Watersheds.

Eligibility:

State, tribal, local governments; producer associations; farmer cooperatives; water districts; institutes of higher education; organizations or entities that work cooperatively with producers or has a program that purchases agricultural land easements.