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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture
Bureau or Office: Natural Resources Conservation Service

IRA Statutory Location: 21001(a)(1)

Program Description: To support the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP),
which provides technical and financial assistance to producers to address natural resource
concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved
ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation,
improved or new wildlife habitat, and mitigation against drought and increasing weather
volatility.

Funding Amount: $8,450,000,000

Period of Availability: To remain available until September 30, 2031.

Funding Mechanism: Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts

New or Existing Program: Existing

Eligible Recipients: Agriculture producers (including nonindustrial private forest landowners
and Indian Tribes), farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners

Tribal Eligibility: Yes

Eligible Uses: Technical and financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers to help
implement conservation practices that address resource concerns related to organic production;
soil, water, and air quality; wildlife habitat; nutrient management associated with crops and
livestock; pest management; ground and surface water conservation; irrigation management;
drought resiliency measures; adapting to and mitigating against increasing weather volatility;
energy conservation; and related resource concerns. This funding will support practices that
directly improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester
carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural production.

Cost Share Requirements: Varies

Formula Funding: No

SAM.gov Assistance Listing: 10.912

Relevant Announcements: USDA Requests Public Input on Implementation of Inflation
Reduction Act Funding (11/17/2022)

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