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Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) Updated 02/05/2009 2009 Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that enables
the use of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) along with
resources of eligible partners to provide financial and technical assistance to
owners and operators of agricultural lands.
Legal Authority
Program Description
During fiscal year 2009, NRCS will make AWEP funds
available to owners and operators of agricultural lands who participate in approved AWEP project areas.
Eligible PartnersEligible partners include, but are not limited to:
Producers
Owners and operators engaged in livestock or agricultural production are eligible for the program. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pasture, private non-industrial forestland, and other farm or ranch lands.
FundingThe 2008 Farm Bill provides $73 million for fiscal year 2009, $73 million for fiscal year 2010, $74 million for fiscal year 2011, and $60 million for fiscal year 2012 and each year thereafter for AWEP. Partner ApplicationThe AWEP Partner Application for fiscal year 2009 must be postmarked and submitted to the NRCS Chief no later than March 2, 2009, for consideration in a national evaluation process. Complete information is available in the Notice “Request for Proposals” below. Notice and Additional InformationThe following documents require Adobe Reader: 2009 AWEP Notice of Request for Proposals
(PDF, 68KB) — The Federal Register Notice announcing the availability of EQIP fiscal year 2009 program funding through AWEP.
It is also available from the
Federal
Register website. AWEP At a Glance (PDF, 57KB) - This document on the NRCS 2008 Farm Bill website, provides basic information about AWEP. Program ContactMark Parson202-720-1840 mark.parson@wdc.usda.gov < Back to Programs index page |
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