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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

INTRODUCTION

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers through contracts up to a maximum term of ten years in length. These contracts provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns and for opportunities to improve soil, water, plant, animal, air and related resources on agricultural land and non-industrial private forestland. In addition, a purpose of EQIP is to help producers meet Federal, State, Tribal and local environmental regulations.

ELIGIBILITY

Owners of land in agricultural or forest production or persons who are engaged in livestock, agricultural or forest production on eligible land and that have a natural resource concern on the land may participate in EQIP.

SIGN-UP

Application sign-up is an ongoing process and can be done online at USDA Service Center eForms Web Site
Follow the instructions and information as you enter this site. 

If you are unable to submit your application online you can fill out the form, print, sign and mail, fax or hand deliver to your local USDA NRCS Service Center.

Ranking periods are identified and all applications that have been received prior to the ranking period cut-off will be ranked against each other. Applications received after the cut-off date will be held for ranking during the next ranking period.

For additional information in West Virginia contact:

Contact Person Title Telephone Number e-mail Address
Heather Hinson Acting ASTC-Programs 304-284-7550 Heather.Hinson@wv.usda.gov

For More Information

Contact your local USDA NRCS Service Center by clicking the county on the map.
 

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