NRCS in the Pacific Islands Area Announces Conservation Stewardship Program Signup

CSP can help you maximize conservation impacts to your land with enhancements that improve natural resources & your business. Applications are due June 30, 2023 for the current funding cycle in the Pacific Islands Area.

State Technical Committees, composed of conservation and agricultural-related agency and organization representatives, work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to identify resource priorities and how best to address them. NRCS then sets state-specific, ranking dates to evaluate applications for funding.

NRCS offers CSP in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI in the Pacific Islands Area though continuous signups. The program provides many benefits, including increased crop yields, decreased inputs, wildlife habitat improvements and increased resilience to adverse weather. CSP is for working lands, including cropland, pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest land and agricultural land under Indian tribe jurisdiction.

Special provisions are available for historically underserved producers, which include those considered beginning, socially disadvantaged and limited resource as well as military veterans.

Find eligible practices in the Pacific Islands Area and practice payment amounts at Payment Schedules | Natural Resources Conservation Service. Payment rates for conservation practices are reviewed and set each fiscal year for the state.

Contact yourlocal Service Centerto set up an in-person or phone appointment. Onfarmers.gov, you can create a secure account, apply for NRCS programs, electronically sign documents and manage your conservation contracts.

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