Shelby County 2004 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service will hold a continuous signup period for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for FY 2004.

Any eligible landuser who has an approved resource concern may apply for assistance through this program. Interested individuals may file an application at the Shelby County Field Office located in Suite 3 of the John Jones Agricultural Center on Kelley Lane, Columbiana, Alabama. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 205-669-5121 and the fax number is 205-669-2390. Applications will also be accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) located in the Federal Building, Room 104, Talladega, Alabama. The telephone number for the FSA office is 256-362-8210, Ext. 2.

The USDA Advisory Work Group prioritized the resource concerns for Shelby County as:

1. Erosion/Soil Quality (priority 1)
2. Grazing Lands (priority 1)
3. At Risk Species Habitat (priority 2)

Approved applications will be those that provide the greatest environmental benefits. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points.

Applications will be batched several times during the year. The first batching period will end on April 15, 2004. Any applications received after this date will be considered in the next batching pool if funds are available.

Eligible practices and cost-share rates are the same as the Alabama State approved list. Planned conservation practices used to address the priority concerns will come from this list.

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.
Conservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
State Ranking Tool (76 KB)
State Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (100 KB)

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