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Coosa County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA in Coosa County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2004 Fiscal year. This signup will be held on a continuous basis. Any eligible land user who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, hayland or forestland for at-risk species may apply for assistance through this program. Applications may be made at the NRCS or FSA office of the Tallapoosa/Coosa County USDA Service Center located at 1995 Cherokee Road, Alexander City, Alabama, 35010 Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is (256) 329-3084 ext.3. Fax number is (256)-234-2468. Applications may also be made at the Coosa County Soil and Water Conservation District office located at Rt. 2 Box 45-B, Rockford, Alabama, 35136 between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. from Monday through Thursday. The telephone number is (256) 377-4750. Fax number is (256)-377-1187.

The USDA work group has prioritized the resource concerns in Coosa County as:

  1. Grazing Land
  2. Water Quality
  3. At-Risk Species
  4. Erosion/Soil Quality
  5. Water Conservation and Reduction

All applications will be ranked using an environmental benefits worksheet and approvals will be given to those applications that will provide the greatest environmental benefits, i.e. those receiving the most environmental points. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points, until all funds are obligated.

Applications will be “batched” and ranked during the year. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be April 16, 2004. Any applications filed later than this date will be consider in the next pool of funding (if funds are available or additional funds become available). Applications will be batched every 30 days until funds are exhausted. The last batching period is August 16, 2004.

Please refer to the state list for practices, cost-share rates, and restrictions. Limited Resource Farmers may receive a higher cost-share percentage of 90 percent.

Note: This summary was prepared prior to release of finalized 2004 EQIP manual. Program details such as program eligibility requirements and percent of cost-share may change.

Applications may also be taken on-line at: http://www.sc.egov.usda.gov. Additional information is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/.  

 These documents require Adobe Acrobat.
Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Ranking Tool (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (100 KB)

 

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