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Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
undefined Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)?
undefined Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)?
To be eligible for this benefit program, applicants must be individuals, legal entities, joint operations, or Indian tribes that meet the stewardship threshold for at least two priority resource concerns when they apply. They must also agree to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for at least one additional priority resource concern by the end of the contract.
Producers must have effective control of the land for the term of the proposed contract. Applications must include all agricultural or private forest land in the operation and have farm records established with the Farm Service Agency. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest land, farmstead, and associated agricultural land.
undefined Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)?
NRCS will help eligible producers develop a CSP stewardship plan which will become the basis of the CSP contract. CSP applications will be ranked to determine how well current and future conservation systems will address national, state, and local natural resource priorities. The application will be rated against other eligible applications that have similar resource challenges in the same local ranking pool, with the highest scoring applications receiving contract offers first.
Applications for CSP are accepted on a continuous basis; however, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) establishes application "cut-off" dates for evaluation and ranking of eligible applications. For information about how to apply, contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Office within your local USDA Service Center.
Application forms for this program can also be obtained by contacting your local NRCS field office or at the above link.
For more information, please visit the CSP homepage.
