Colorado NRCS and Colorado Open Lands Announce 2025 RCPP Application Batching Dates
Colorado NRCS and Colorado Open Lands Announce 2025 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Application Batching Dates for Conservation Activities NEW Fiscal Year 2025 Application signup Cut-off Date through the Upper Rio Grande Partnership PARA
NEW Fiscal Year 2025 Application signup Cut-off Date through the
Upper Rio Grande Partnership PARA RCPP Project
Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Colorado Open Lands (COL) are announcing a funding opportunity through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The funding opportunity will assist with project specific conservation activities on agricultural operations. Interested producers within the Colorado project area identified on the map have until December 13th, 2024, to apply.
RCPP Land Management (LM):
To be eligible for consideration for this funding opportunity, an agricultural producer must have updated farm records with the Farm Service Agency (FSA), must be within the identified project area, and must meet all program eligibility requirements. Interested participants must meet the specific project criteria to be considered for funding.
The goals of this special funding opportunity are to:
- Assist producers reducing their groundwater consumption
- Assist producers participating in the groundwater conservation easement or other voluntary programs
- Assist producers establishing cover crops, establishing permanent vegetation cover, or establishing crops that lower water use consumption
- Assist producer with addressing the following resource concerns: inadequate aquatic habitat, source water depletion, inadequate terrestrial habitat, and weather resilience
If you’re interested in seeking financial support for land management conservation, please contact us in advance of the deadline to learn how you can apply. Be sure to sign up early to take part in this limited funding option. To determine if your easement application is eligible for this select fund pool and for additional information about applications contact Sally Weir, Colorado Open Lands Project Managers at 719-480-8471, or NRCS staff at 719-992-3718.
Fully completed application packets must be received by the Colorado USDA Service Center in Center, Alamosa, or San Luis Valley no later than 4:00 PM MST on December 13, 2024.