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NRCS Colorado Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) - 2013

Picture of RangelandThe Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) was reauthorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) to provide a voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible national goals.  EQIP offers financial and technical help to assist eligible participants install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land.  Additional information about this environmental improvement program can be found on the NRCS National Website.  Or contact NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.

General EQIP Sign-up Information On-Line

NRCS accepts applications on an ongoing basis. There will be two application periods in 2013. The first application period ended February 15, 2013. The second application period will end April 19, 2013. Interested applicants should contact the local NRCS Field Office for assistance on completing the program application and associated conservation plan development.

EQIP sign-up information is available online. On the Colorado Watershed Map, click on the geographic area where your farm or ranching interest is located. This will take you to the application information for that area, the ranking criteria used to evaluate your application, and a link to Applications for the EQIP program - NRCS-CPA-1200 and NRCS-CPA-1202.  En Espaņol.

Colorado Watershed Map
Click on your geographic area for more EQIP information

Watershed Map shows the 10 watershed areas in Colorado: North Platte, Colorado River, Gunnison Dolores Rivers, San Juan River Basin, Rio Grand River, Upper South Platte River, Upper Arkansas River, Lower South Platte, Republican River, and the Lower Arkansas Watershed

The above Colorado Watershed Map shows the following 10 watershed areas in Colorado:

2013 Colorado River Basin Salinity Program

2013 Drought Resilience Improvement Project (D.R.I.P)

2013 Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative

2013 National Air Quality Initiative

2013 National Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative

2013 National On-Farm Energy Initiative

2013 National Organic Initiative

2013 National Water Quality Initiative

2013 Ogallala Aquifer Initiative

2013 Sage Grouse Initiative

Additional information about program can be found at NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.

Last Modified: 03/25/2013