Federal Programs from Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Natural Resources Conservation Service draws on a long history of helping people help the land. For more than 75 years, NRCS and its predecessor agencies have worked in close partnerships with farmers and ranchers, local and state governments, and other federal agencies to maintain healthy and productive working landscapes.
Emergency Watershed Protection Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards ...more

Conservation Stewardship Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Through CSP, NRCS will provide financial and technical assistance to eligible producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land. Eligible lands include cr...more

Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
AWEP as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, promotes ground and surface water conservation and improved water quality on agricultural lands. As authorized by Congress, this is not a ...more

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program (CBWP) helps agricultural producers improve water quality and quantity, and restore, enhance, and preserve soil, air, and related resources in the Chesapeake Bay W...more

Emergency Watershed Protection Program Disaster Relief Appropriations Act
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards ...more

Emergency Watershed Protection Program Floodplain Easements Disaster Relief Appropriations Act
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Emergency Watershed Protection - Floodplain Easement Program (EWP-FPE) provides an alternative measure to traditional EWP recovery where it is determined that acquiring an easement in lieu of reco...more

Water Bank Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
To conserve surface waters; preserve and improve the Nation"s Wetlands; increase migratory waterfowl habitat in nesting, breeding and feeding areas in the U.S.; and secure environmental benefits for t...more

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
To establish an agricultural conservation easement program for the conservation of eligible land and natural resources through easements or other interests in the land. The Agricultural Conservation E...more

Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service
To use covered programs to further the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources on eligible land on a regional or watershed scale.
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