On November 26, 2024, USDA announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Rhode Island is accepting applications for funding through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for fiscal year 2025. These programs invest in climate smart agricultural conservation. They provide technical and financial assistance to farmers to implement conservation activities which have climate mitigation benefits, support conservation easements that can reduce greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, and more. This is the second round of fiscal year 2025 funding. The application deadline is January 10, 2025.
CSP and EQIP are funded by the Farm Bill and IRA section 21001, which appropriates funds to support climate smart agricultural conservation investments.