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More FY 2010 Conservation Program Sign-up Data
March 24, 2011
The Resource Economics Analysis and Policy (REAP) Division of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently released draft final sign-up data for most USDA conservation programs for fiscal year (FY) 2010.
We previously blogged the final FY 2010 sign-up numbers, including state-level data, for the Conservation Stewardship Program, Wetlands Reserve Program, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, and Grasslands Reserve Program.
In the tables below, we summarize the number of acres, active and completed contracts, and obligated dollars for each program. We also summarize state-level data for selected programs.
The data for each program are inclusive of all sub-programs. For example, a portion of the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) sign up data is included in the numbers for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Likewise, data for the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP), which is implemented through EQIP, are included in the EQIP numbers.
A key is included at the bottom of this post.
| Active and Completed Contracts | Financial Assistance Obligated | Total Treated Acres | Technical Assistance Obligated | |
| EQIP | 36,499 | $838,985,212 | 13,034,363 | $251,530,638 |
| EQIP-AWEP | 1,489 | $60,813,288 | 270,667 | $9,148,168 |
| EQIP-OI | 1,384 | $23,834,313 | 148,978 | N/A |
| CCPI | 1,947 | $46,508,176 | 1,210,865” | N/A |
| CCPI-MRBI^ | —— | $23,459,951 | —— | N/A |
| AMA | 426 | $6,048,438 | 11,102 | $1,201,270 |
| CBWI | 953 | $33,517,624 | 156,704 | $9,528,810 |
| Sage Grouse | 237 | $20,067,516 | 649,893* | N/A |
| Long Leaf Pine | 296 | $4,648,047 | 33,012 | N/A |
* Does not include acreage for 14 of the 237 contracts (missing data)
^ Does not include the WREP component of MRBI
“ Does not include EQIP-MRBI-CCPI acreage from Tennessee (missing data)
The following tables provide sign-up data for the top 5 states in terms of total treated acres:
EQIP
| State | Active and Completed Contracts | Financial Assistance Obligated | Total Treated Acres | Technical Assistance Obligated |
| New Mexico | 531 | $19,639,293 | 2,072,223 | $5,937,336 |
| Texas | 3,913 | $75,950,046 | 1,752,082 | $20,643,893 |
| California | 1,974 | $75,167,081 | 1,012,636 | $16,693,015 |
| Arizona | 189 | $17,984,692 | 758,887 | $5,957,709 |
| Wyoming | 354 | $13,924,402 | 674,774 | $4,112,678 |
In terms of total EQIP financial assistance dollars the top six states were Texas with $76 million, California with $75 million, Minnesota and Colorado with $28 million, Missouri with $27 million, Nebraska and Louisiana with $24 million, Kansas with $23 million, and Montana and Oklahoma with $22 million.
EQIP Organic Initiative
| State | Active and Completed Contracts | Financial Assistance Obligated | Total Treated Acres |
| North Dakota | 44 | $1,201,903 | 27,063 |
| Nebraska | 36 | $1,008,187 | 15,377 |
| Montana | 27 | $635,157 | 12,951 |
| Colorado | 24 | $1,049,319 | 9,953 |
| South Dakota | 22 | $571,854 | 9,449 |
In terms of dollars awarded, the leaders were California and New York with $1.6 million, Iowa with $1.4 million, North Dakota and Missouri with $1.2 million, Wisconsin and Washington with $1.1 million, and Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska with $1 million.
CCPI
| State | Active and Completed Contracts | Financial Assistance Obligated | Total Treated Acres |
| New Mexico | 21 | $1,348,650 | 647,293 |
| California | 175 | $4,744,771 | 148,759 |
| Nevada | 16 | $1,133,658 | 73,444 |
| South Dakota | 79 | $1,417,371 | 60,375 |
| Nebraska | 136 | $1,645,386 | 49,135 |
In terms of dollars obligated, the top recipients were Missouri with $6.5 million, California with 4.7 million, Mississippi with $4.5 million, and Arkansas with $3.0 million.
KEY
EQIP – Environmental Quality Incentives Program
AWEP – Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
OI – Organic Initiative
CCPI – Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
MRBI – Mississippi River Basin Initiative
AMA – Agricultural Management Assistance Program
CBWI – Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative
Sage Grouse – Sage Grouse Initiative, operated through EQIP and WHIP
Long Leaf Pine – Long Leaf Pine Initiative, operated through EQIP and WHIP
WHIP – Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
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