Programs

Maine NRCS Programs

2008 Farm Bill

The conservation provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) will provide conservation opportunities for farmers and ranchers for years to come. The new provisions build on the conservation gains made by farmers and ranchers through the 1985, 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills. They simplify existing programs and create new programs to address high priority environmental goals.

2008 Farm Bill Interim Final Rules by Program

Some of the following documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf)

DUNS Number Application Information (.pdf) - The Federal government requires that all applicants for Federal grants and cooperative agreements with the exception of individuals other than sole proprietors, have a DUNS number. The Federal government will use the DUNS number to better identify related organizations that are receiving funding under grants and cooperative agreements, and to provide consistent name and address data for electronic grant application systems.

Individual Programs:

Aging Watershed Projects

Agricultural Management Assistance Program
- Maine Agricultural Management Assistance Program Fact Sheet (.pdf)

Animal Feeding Operations (AFO)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) (USDA Farm Service Agency)

Conservation Security Program (CSP) National Web Site
- Maine Conservation Security Program

Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)

Earth Team Volunteer Program

Emergency Watershed Program (EWP)
- Maine Emergency Watershed Program Fact Sheet (.pdf)
- Androscoggin River, Bethel, Maine, Project (.pdf)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) National Web Site
- Maine 2008 State Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Signup
and Application Information

Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP)