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The new EQIP-IRA ranking pool will offer five management
practices to include conservation crop rotation, cover crop,
no-till, reduced tillage, and nutrient management. To address a
natural resource concern, the management practices may be
planned and contracted for up to five years.
The EQIP-IRA ranking for management practices will be
administered with the ACT NOW process. Through ACT NOW, NRCS can
quickly fund a ranked application when it meets or exceeds a
determined minimum ranking score. ACT NOW is a funding process
where applications will have a much shorter turnaround time and
contracts developed in a few weeks compared to the traditional
process.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis, however for
EQIP-IRA ACT NOW, applications will be accepted through January
26, 2024. Illinois NRCS will begin funding eligible applications
after January 5, 2024 and make funding decisions every 2 weeks
as funds are available.
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Producers who have an application on file with your NRCS field
office should contact the office if you are interested in competing
for EQIP-IRA funding. More Illinois NRCS application deadlines will
be announced in the future, but applicants are encouraged to submit
an application as soon as possible. For information on EQIP or other
NRCS programs, contact the local NRCS field office or visit
www.nrcs.usda.gov/il.
[Aaron Patrick
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA NRCS Illinois]
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