Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)

The Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) is a voluntary conservation initiative that enables the use of certain conservation programs with resources of eligible partners to provide financial and technical assistance to owners and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands.

Eligible producers who participate in a project area identified in an approved partner agreement may apply for program assistance.

Eligible programs include:

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
• Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
• Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), when it is announced.

Under CCPI, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) enters into partnership agreements with eligible entities that want to enhance conservation outcomes on agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the authority for CCPI to the NRCS Chief. See Alabama NRCS news release.

Proposals for state projects must be submitted to the USDA-NRCS State Conservationist by April 23.  Applications for projects within the state will be considered for funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Incentives Program (WHIP). 

William E. Puckett, Ph.D.
State Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
P.O. Box 311
Auburn, Alabama  36831

Multi-state and national projects must be submitted to the Chief, USDA-NRCS National Office in Washington, D.C. by April 23, 2009. 

Alabama CCPI News Release

National CCPI Program

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