Summary: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is NRCS’ flagship conservation program that helps private or family forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands.
*Increased and advance payments available for historically underserved landowners (beginning, limited resource, socially disadvantaged, and military veterans.)
The best way to learn if EQIP is a good fit for you is by contacting your local NRCS office. If you choose to move forward, your local NRCS conservationist (https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) will guide you through applying for the program.
Funding Focus: EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to forest landowners to address natural resource needs, such as: improved water and air quality; conserved ground and surface water; increased soil health; reduced soil erosion and sedimentation; improved or created wildlife habitat; and mitigation against drought and increasing weather volatility.
