CSP 2004 Contract Holders Set to Receive Second-Year Payment

In 2004, the inaugural year for the Conservation Security Program (CSP), nearly 2,200 contracts on 1.9 million acres were developed with farmers and ranchers in the 18 watershed areas selected for the initial offering. These contract holders received their 2004 CSP payment in September of 2004, with total payments of about $34.5 million dollars. Currently, NRCS staff in these 18 watersheds are finishing up the paperwork to begin making the second year payment

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for 2005 to these 2,180 contract holders. NRCS uses a modern electronic payment process where the funds are electronically direct deposited in the individual’s bank account. The 2005 payments should be completed within the next six weeks or so, according to NRCS plans.
Your contact is Craig Derickson, NRCS CSP Program Manager, at 202-720-3524.