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Shelby County 2007 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Shelby County will hold a continuous signup period for the Environment Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2007 Fiscal Year. Any eligible land user who has an approved resource concern may apply for assistant through this program.

Interested individuals may file an application at the Shelby County Field Office on Kelley Lane, Columbiana, Alabama. Office hours are 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 205-669-5121 and the fax number is 205-669-2930.

Applicants will also be accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) located in the Federal Building Room 104, Talladega, Alabama. The telephone number is 256-362-8210, extension 2.

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

  1. Grazing Lands
  2. Forest Health and Wildlife
  3. Soil Quality/Erosion

Water Quality and At Risk Species were not addressed as important concerns for the EQIP Program and thus would not be considered for ranking in Shelby County.

All applications received will be ranked according to Alabama 2007 EQIP ranking tool. 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 November 17, 2006. Any applications received after this date will be considered in the next batching pool if funds are available.

In case of a tie or ties bonus points will be awarded for:

  1. 303d streams
  2. Watershed Assessment
  3. Will draw from the hat in order to break ties.

Eligible Practices, Restrictions, and Cost-share rates are the same as the Alabama NRCS State approved lists. Planned conservation practices used to address the priority concerns will come from this list.

County Ranking Tool for FY2007 County Allocations

Additional information is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/.  

 These documents may require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Excel.

Eligible Practices and Cost-share Types and Rates FY07
Appendix to Form NRCS-CPA-1202: Conservation Program Contract (National NRCS-will open in new window)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - NRCS-CPA-1200 (39 KB)

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