Nebraska Environmental Quality Incentives Program on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Nebraska Environmental Quality Incentives Program
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last updated: December 2020

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers 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 erosion and sedimentation, improved or created wildlife habitat, and mitigation against increasing weather volatility.

How It Works

This voluntary conservation programs helps producers make conservation work for them. Together, NRCS and producers invest in solutions that conserve natural resources for the future while also improving agricultural operations.

Through EQIP, NRCS provides agricultural producers with financial resources and one-on-one help to plan and implement improvements, or what NRCS calls conservation practices. Using these practices can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving agricultural operations. Through EQIP, you can voluntarily implement conservation practices, and NRCS co-invests in these practices with you.

Some of these benefits include:

Reduction of contamination from agricultural sources, such as animal feeding operations.
Efficient utilization of nutrients, reducing input costs and reduction in nonpoint source pollution.
Increased soil health to help mitigate against increasing weather volatility and improved drought resiliency.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR EQIP?

Agricultural producers and owners of non-industrial private forestland and Tribes are eligible to apply for EQIP. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pastureland, non-industrial private forestland and other farm or ranch lands.

Applicants must:

Control or own eligible land
Comply with adjusted gross income limitation (AGI) provisions
Be in compliance with the highly erodible land and wetland conservation requirements
Develop an NRCS EQIP plan of operations or conservation plan – Link to What is a Conservation Plan
Additional restrictions and program requirements may apply.

HOW DO I APPLY FOR EQIP?

EQIP applications are accepted on a continuous basis, however, NRCS establishes application "cut-off" or submission deadline dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. EQIP is open to all eligible agricultural producers and submitted applications may be considered or evaluated in multiple funding pool opportunities.

How To Get Started

To learn more about EQIP, contact your local NRCS office!

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