NRCS Colorado Grassland Reserve Program/GRP

Overview

The Grassland Reserve Program/GRP helps landowners and operators voluntarily restore and protect grassland, including rangeland and pastureland, and certain other lands, while maintaining the areas as grazing lands. Section 2401 of the 2002 Farm Bill (Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 -Pub. L. 107-171) authorizes the Grassland Reserve Program/GRP.  The  GRP offers landowners opportunities to protect, restore, and enhance grasslands.   The GRP assists participants to keep grasslands from conversion to cropland or other uses. During fiscal year 2004, the focus will be on applications that do not require restoration.

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The Natural Resources Conservation Service/NRCS, Farm Service Agency/FSA and Forest Service/FS are coordinating the implementation of the GRP, which helps landowners restore and protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland, shrubland and certain other lands, and provides assistance for rehabilitating grasslands.

Contact your  USDA Colorado Field Service Center to apply to participate in the GRP.

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NRCS Colorado Program Contact

Tim Carney
NRCS Colorado Assistant State Conservationist
655 Partet St, Rm E200C
Lakewood, CO 80215
Ph:  720-544-2805
Tim.Carney@co.usda.gov

OR

Gary Finstad
NRCS Colorado GRP Program Coordinator
655 Parfet St., Rm. E200C
Lakewood, CO  80215
Ph:  720-544-2820
Gary.Finstad@co.usda.gov

Farm Service Agency/FSA Program Contact

Lynette DiFeo
FSA Colorado PS Conservation
655 Partet St,
Lakewood, CO 80215
Ph:  720-544-2894
Lynette.DiFeo@co.usda.gov