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The Forestry Incentives Program (FIP) supports good forest management practices
on privately owned, non-industrial forest lands nationwide. FIP is designed to
benefit the environment while meeting future demands for wood products. Eligible
practices are tree planting, timber stand improvement, site preparation for
natural regeneration, and other related activities. FIP is available in counties
designated by a Forest Service survey of eligible private timber acreage.
For additional information.
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Contact: USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Watershed
and Flood Prevention Act, P.L. 83-566, August 4, 1954, (16 U.S.C. 1001-1008)
authorized this program. Prior to fiscal year 1996, small watershed planning
activities and the cooperative river basin surveys and investigations authorized
by Section 6 of the Act were operated as separate programs. The 1996
appropriations act combined the activities into a single program entitled the
Watershed Surveys and Planning program. Activities under both programs are
continuing under this authority.
The purpose of the program is to assist Federal, State, and local agencies and
tribal governments to protect watersheds from damage caused by erosion,
floodwater, and sediment and to conserve and develop water and land resources.
Resource concerns addressed by the program include water quality, opportunities
for water conservation, wetland and water storage capacity, agricultural drought
problems, rural development, municipal and industrial water needs, upstream
flood damages, and water needs for fish, wildlife, and forest-based industries.
Types of surveys and plans include watershed plans, river basin surveys and
studies, flood hazard analyses, and flood plain management assistance. The focus
of these plans is to identify solutions that use land treatment and
nonstructural measures to solve resource problems.
Also see the
Emergency Watershed Protection Fact Sheet.
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The purpose of the
Resource
Conservation and Development (RC&D) program is to accelerate the
conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, improve the
general level of economic activity, and to enhance the environment and standard
of living in authorized RC&D areas. It improves the capability of state, tribal,
and local units of government and local nonprofit organizations in rural areas
to plan, develop and carry out programs for resource conservation and
development. The program also establishes or improves coordination systems in
rural areas. Current program objectives focus on improvement of quality of life
achieved through natural resources conservation and community development which
leads to sustainable communities, prudent use (development), and the management
and conservation of natural resources. Authorized RC&D areas are locally
sponsored areas designated by the Secretary of Agriculture for RC&D technical
and financial assistance program funds. NRCS can provide grants for land
conservation, water management, community development, and environmental needs
in authorized RC&D areas.
Also see:
Contact: USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Small Watershed
Program works through local government sponsors and helps participants solve
natural resource and related economic problems on a watershed basis. Projects
include watershed protection, flood prevention, erosion and sediment control,
water supply, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, wetlands
creation and restoration, and public recreation in watersheds of 250,000 or
fewer acres. Both technical and financial assistance are available.
Click here for details.
Also see the
Emergency Watershed Protection Fact Sheet.
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Contact: USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program was passed by Congress to
relieve imminent threats to life and property caused by storms, flooding, and
erosion. It is designed to assist groups of people with a common problem, but
individuals who are sponsored by a local unit of government may also qualify.
Key Provisions:
Provides technical and cost-sharing assistance up to 75% of project costs; and
Provides a case-by-case investigation of eligible projects to develop remedial
measures.
Eligibility:
EWP protects homes, businesses, highways, public facilities, and a wide variety
of other property damaged or threatened by natural disasters or emergencies.
Public and private landowners are eligible but they must be represented by a
sponsoring local unit of government such as a city, county, or watershed
authority.
Limitations:
EWP funds cannot be used to:
- Solve pre-existing problems or raise the level of protection that existed
prior to the disaster;
- Support operation or maintenance work, or repair transportation facilities
or utilities;
- Adversely affect downstream water rights or install measures not essential
to hazard reduction;
- Perform work on measures installed by another Federal agency.
How to Apply:
If you believe your area might qualify for assistance, contact your city or
county flood control district or emergency service authority. These units of
government can sponsor the assistance by sending a letter to the NRCS State
Conservationist providing the nature, location, and scope of the problem for
which assistance is requested. Additional information and assistance can be
obtained by contacting your local NRCS Field Office.
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10/26/2006
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