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Quality Incentives Program (EQIP-IRA) [lnks.gd]</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Climate-Smart Ag & Forestry: EQIP-IRA provides direct climate mitigation benefits and expands access to financial and technical
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activities to address priority resource concerns. Participants receive annual CSP payments and earn additional practice payments for conservation performance—the higher the performance, the higher the payment. CSP has a minimum payment of
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<span style="color:#1953CB">RI Statewide Natural Systems Demonstration [lnks.gd]</span></a> (2036) and RCPP Farm Plan Implementation. The Statewide Natural Systems RCPP focuses on water quality improvement in the Scituate Reservoir, Maidford River and Winnapaug
Pond watersheds. The Conservation Plan Implementation RCPP focuses on applying proper manure storage and handling practices in RI Farm, Forest and Open Space (FFOS)-designated farms that have an existing conservation plan.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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Health Works RCPP [lnks.gd]</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> aims to permanently protect over 1,300 acres of Rhode Island’s critical, privately owned forest lands to combat fragmentation and improve wildlife
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NRCS accepts applications for its conservation programs year-round and funding is provided through a competitive process. Interested Rhode Island applicants should apply by
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 17, 2024</span></strong>, to be considered for funding in the current cycle. Applications received afterwards will be automatically deferred to the next funding period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Kate Bousquet, NRCS District Conservationist (Acting)
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401-822-8814 or <a href="mailto:Kate.Bousquet@usda.gov"><span style="color:white">Kate.Bousquet@usda.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Serving Providence County Conservation District Office: 401-934-0840
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