# Arkansas

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Welcome to the new Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Arkansas website! Tabs at the top of the page link to general NRCS information. For Arkansas specific information, continue scrolling down the page.

## On This Page

            - Contact Information
            - State Programs and Initiatives
            - How to Get Assistance
            - Related News and Events

NRCS Arkansas is committed to "*Helping People Help the Land*" by assisting producers in conserving our valuable natural resources. We provide services to all private landowners who are interested in restoring and enhancing our sprawling landscape through a unique**partnership** with landowners, conservation districts, state and local governments, and rural and urban citizens. Arkansas is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and a proud agricultural **history** and heritage. NRCS Arkansas is led by **state conservationist** Mike Sullivan.

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## Arkansas State Office

                -    700 W Capitol Ave Ste 3416Little Rock, AR72201-3215 

State Office Page

## Find Your Local Service Center

    USDA Service Centers are locations where you can connect with Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Rural Development employees for your business needs. Enter your state and county below to find your local service center and agency offices. If this locator does not work in your browser, please visit offices.usda.gov.  

##   Helpful Links

        NRCS Arkansas Careers    

###                     NRCS Arkansas Careers                

## Join Our Team!

Be sure to follow us on twitter at @ArkansasNRCS for job announcement updates!

How to get started with USA JOBS(2.14 MB)

## More information

                                    - USAJobs
                                    - Insurance and FEHB 
                                    - Retirement Information 
                                    - Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

        NRCS Arkansas Employee Resources    

###                     NRCS Arkansas Employee Resources                

**Links to tools such as WebTA, Concur, AgLearn & more**

                                    - AgLearn
                                    - Cart
                                    - Concur Travel System
                                    - ConnectHR
                                    - CART
                                    - Conservation Desktop
                                    - eDirectives
                                    - eForms
                                    - Employee Personal Page 
                                    - EmpowHR
                                    - Employee Assistance Program
                                    - Exhibits & Displays
                                    - FA Tracker
                                    - FMI document management system
                                    - FOTG - Field Office Technical Guide
                                    - FSA Compliance Review System
                                    - National Planning Procedures Handbook 
                                    - National Publications & Distribution Center
                                    - NEST (Easements Staging Tool)
                                    - ProTracts
                                    - PRS
                                    - Receipt for Service
                                    - Resource Stewardship (RSET)
                                    - Science & Technology Training Library
                                    - Soil Resources
                                    - Vehicle Management Tool
                                    - WebTA 

        NRCS Arkansas Technical Resources    

###                     NRCS Arkansas Technical Resources                

**Arkansas specific information regarding soils, engineering, ecological sciences & other technical resources**

                                    - Field Office Technical Guide

        NRCS Arkansas Newsroom    

###                     NRCS Arkansas Newsroom                

**The latest news releases, newsletters, success stories, publications/fact sheets, and all other media related content**

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## State Programs and Initiatives

Environmental Quality Incentives Program -Arkansas

Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative -Arkansas

Regional Conservation Partnership Program -Arkansas

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program -Arkansas

Conservation Stewardship Program -Arkansas

Landscape Conservation Initiatives -Arkansas

National Water Quality Initiative -Arkansas

PL-566 Watershed Program -Arkansas

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## State Payment Schedule

NRCS provides financial assistance for selected conservation practices. The availability and amount of financial assistance can vary between states.

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## Civil Rights Committee

The National Civil Rights Advisory Committee to the Chief (NCRACC) is designed to provide management officials and employees with counsel and advice to enhance and ensure compliance with their equal employment opportunity and program delivery responsibilities.

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## State Technical Committee

State Technical Committees serve in an advisory capacity to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the implementation of the natural resources conservation provisions of Farm Bill legislation.

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##   How to Get Assistance

**Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease?**

Natural Resources Conservation Service offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.

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###         Step 1: Make a Plan    

**To get started with NRCS, we recommend you stop by your local NRCS field office. We’ll discuss your vision for your land.**

NRCS provides landowners with free technical assistance, or advice, for their land. Common technical assistance includes: resource assessment, practice design and resource monitoring. Your conservation planner will help you determine if financial assistance is right for you.

###         Step 2: Start an Application    

**We’ll walk you through the application process. To get started on applying for financial assistance, we’ll work with you:**
                        - To fill out an AD 1026, which ensures a conservation plan is in place before lands with highly erodible soils are farmed. It also ensures that identified wetland areas are protected.
                        - To meet other eligibility certifications.

Once complete, we’ll work with you on the application, or CPA 1200.

Applications for most programs are accepted on a continuous basis, but they’re considered for funding in different ranking periods. Be sure to ask your local NRCS district conservationist about the deadline for the ranking period to ensure you turn in your application in time.

###         Step 3: Check your eligibility    

**As part of the application process, we’ll check to see if you are eligible. To do this, you’ll need to bring:**
                        - An official tax ID (Social Security number or an employer ID)
                        - A property deed or lease agreement to show you have control of the property; and
                        - A farm number.

If you don’t have a farm number, you can get one from USDA’s Farm Service Agency. Typically, the local FSA office is located in the same building as the local NRCS office. You only need a farm number if you’re interested in financial assistance.

###         Step 4: Rank your application    

**NRCS will take a look at the applications and rank them** according to local resource concerns, the amount of conservation benefits the work will provide and the needs of applicants. View Application Ranking Dates by State.

###         Step 5: Implement your plan    

**If you’re selected, you can choose whether to sign the contract for the work to be done.**

Once you sign the contract, you’ll be provided standards and specifications for completing the practice or practices, and then you will have a specified amount of time to implement. Once the work is implemented and inspected, you’ll be paid the rate of compensation for the work if it meets NRCS standards and specifications.

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