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### NRCS Announces Second EQIP & RCPP Signup for 2024 Funding

April 16, 2024

Agricultural producers, farmers, and forest landowners need to apply by May 17, 2024 for the second round of funding in fiscal year 2024.

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### NRCS Issues Call for Proposals for NewEQIP-WaterSMART Initiative Priority Areas

April 16, 2024

Through WaterSMART, BOR supports States, Tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply through investments to modernize existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.

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### Late-Season Snowstorms Bolster Colorado’s Streamflow Forecasts for Spring 2024

April 09, 2024

Current snowpack stands at 114 percent of median. As Colorado welcomes the spring season, a review of March storms reveals that late-season snowstorms and consistent precipitation have led to a significant boost in snowpack and precipitation numbers across most major river basins.

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### NRCS Texas announces additional 2024 National Water Quality Initiative sign-ups through EQIP

April 08, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced an additional Fiscal Year 2024 sign-up for the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) offered through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). 

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### Rhode Island Farmers and Forest Landowners can Act Now for NRCS Climate-Smart Funding

April 04, 2024

NRCS is using the **Act Now** process to deliver conservation contracting faster. **Act Now** allows NRCS to quickly approve and obligate a ranked application in a designated ranking pool when an eligible application meets or exceeds a state-determined, minimum threshold, ranking score. 

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### USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

April 03, 2024

Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will help farmers save money, create new revenue streams, enhance natural resources, and tackle the climate crisis.

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### Save Rhode Island’s Farmland, Forestland and Wetlands with USDA Conservation Easements

April 03, 2024

NRCS in Rhode Island announces a third application sign up period for the **Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)** and the **Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) RI Forest Health Works**.

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### Marylee Reaume and her FarmASea: Nature’s Prescription Through Conservation Efforts.

April 03, 2024

From the backyard to the barnyard, Marylee Reaume's agricultural journey responsibly raising animals through conservation. 

(Photo Courtesy of Marylee Reaume)

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### USDA conservation program third signup open for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners

April 03, 2024

NRCS announces additional financial assistance opportunities for fiscal year 2024 for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

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### Popular Conservation Program Extended Until April 26

March 22, 2024

In an effort to give additional farmers and ranchers an opportunity to apply for historic Inflation Reduction Act funding, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has extended the popular NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) until **April 26, 2024**.

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