CSP Self-Screening Checklist, Application and Other Information

The documents below require Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft PowerPoint:

2009 Conservation Stewardship Self-Screening Checklist (PDF, 98KB)
Conservation Program Application, NRCS-CPA-1200 (PDF, 41KB)
Resource Conserving Crops:
   National Activity Sheet (PDF, 11KB)
   Colorado Supplement (PDF, 11KB)
Estimated Payment Ranges (PDF,33KB)
CSP's Contribution to Organic Transitioning - "The Organic Crosswalk" (PDF, 48KB)

Each of the above geographic area ranking pools includes separate pools for (1) the general sign-up, (2) "beginning farmers/ranchers," and (3) "socially disadvantaged" producers. An applicant may compete in only one pool, so a beginning farmer/rancher should decide whether to compete in the general pool or the beginning farmer/rancher pool. Also, separate applications may be submitted for both working agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land.

Colorado's "Priority Resource Concerns"

Enhancement Activity Job Sheets

"Enhancement" means a type of conservation activity used to treat natural resources and improve conservation performance. Enhancements are installed at a level of management intensity that exceeds the sustainable level for a given resource concern, and those directly related to a practice standard are applied in a manner that exceeds the minimum treatment requirements of the standard. 

CSP Enhancement Activity Job Sheets

For more information, contact:

Gary Finstad
CSP Coordinator
655 Parfet St., Rm. E200C
Lakewood, CO 80215
Ph: 720-544-2820
gary.finstad@co.usda.gov

or

Tim Carney
Assistant State Conservationist - Programs
655 Parfet St, Rm E200C
Lakewood, CO 80215
Ph: 720-544-2805
tim.carney@co.usda.gov