Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Conservation Technical Assistance: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Conservation technical assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bill Section: 21002(a)(1) US Code: 7 USC 6936 New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost: $1,000,000,000 Timeline: FY22-31 Implementation Status/Rulemaking: On November 21, 2022, USDA released a Request…
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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: To support the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which provides technical and financial assistance to producers and Indian tribes to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil…
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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Conservation Stewardship Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Funds whole-farm conservation efforts on working lands implemented by individual farmers and ranchers. This funding will support practices that directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production. Bill Section: 21001(a)(2)…
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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Funds land set-asides for grassland and wetland conservation. This funding will support easements or interests in land that will most reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions. For ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) or Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE). NRCS will prioritize…
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Additional Agricultural Conservation Investments: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Funds regional and state-wide conservation projects, including grasslands easements, water conservation, and more. RCPP projects may include a range of on-the-ground conservation activities implemented by farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and Indian tribes such as land management, improvement, and restoration practices; land rentals; and entity-held and U.S.-held…
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Conservation Technical Assistance: Greenhouse Gas Emission Quantification Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: New provision in IRA regarding quantification of carbon sequestration and carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions through collection of field-based data to assess emissions outcomes. The new investments will advance priorities set by the broader “Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for…
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Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Provides planning, design and construction of measures that address resource concerns in a watershed. Can be spent on Flood Prevention, Watershed Protection, Public Recreation, Public Fish and Wildlife, Agricultural Water Management, Municipal and Industrial Water Supply, or Water Quality Management. Bill Section: Division J New or…
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Watershed Rehabilitation Program
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Provides planning, design and construction for Department of Agriculture assisted dams to extend their service life and meet current safety requirements. Focused on rehabilitating high hazard watershed dams previously installed under the following four authorities: PL 83-566, PL 78-534, Resource Conservation and Development Program authorized by…
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Emergency Watershed Protection
Agency: Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Description: Technical and financial assistance to state, local, and Tribal governments for design and construction of measures to help repair damages from a recent disaster to safeguard life and property. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, removing debris from stream channels, road culverts and bridges;…