Disaster Application Date: June 16, 2023
What is EQIP Disaster?
Recent floods in California have led to extensive damage on farms and ranches. In addition to NRCS' Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) and FSA's Emergency Conservation (ECP) Programs, the EQIP Disaster fund pool provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers to help them return to normal operations. This funding addresses resource concerns that threaten ongoing agricultural operations or create an imminent threat to agricultural operations.
Emergency Assistance through NRCS
NRCS California has allocated $2 million to help California’s agricultural producers in FSA-declared disaster areas recover from recent flooding. Eligible counties include:
- Alameda
- Alpine
- Amador
- Butte
- Calaveras
- Colusa
- Contra Costa
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Fresno
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Imperial
- Inyo
- Kern
- Kings
- Los Angeles
- Madera
- Marin
- Mariposa
- Mendocino
- Merced
- Modoc
- Monterey
- Napa
- Nevada
- Placer
- Plumas
- Sacramento
- San Benito
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Solano
- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Tulare
- Tuolumne
- Ventura
- Yolo
- Yuba
Eligible emergency practices:
Repairing or stabilizing animal waste structures
- 101 - CNMP Design and Implementation Activity
- 102 - CNMP
- 313 - Waste Storage Facility
- 360 - Waste Facility Closure
- 368 - Emergency Animal Mortality Management
- 632 - Waste Separation Facility
- 634 - Waste Transfer
Irrigation Equipment
- 320 - Irrigation Canal or Lateral
- 351 - Well Decommissioning
- 356 - Dike
- 428 - Irrigation Ditch Lining
- 430 - Irrigation Pipeline
- 441 - Irrigation System, Microirrigation
- 521 - Pond Sealing or Lining, Geomembrane or Geosynthetic Clay Liner
- 582 - Open Channel
Forestry Improvement
- 326 - Clearing and Snagging
- 384 - Woody Residue Treatment
- 396 - Aquatic Organism Passage
- 666 - Forest Stand Improvement
Vehicle Access
- 560 - Access Road
- 578 - Stream Crossing
- 580 - Streambank and Shoreline Protection
Higher payment rates and other options are available for underserved producers including socially disadvantaged, beginning, veteran, and limited resource farmers and ranchers.
Upcoming Dates
Application Date: June 16, 2023
Ranking Date: July 21, 2023 EXTENDED!
Funding Selections: July 28, 2023 EXTENDED!
Obligation Date: August 15, 2023
More Information
California Press Release: NRCS California Allocates $2 Million to Assist Farmers Recover from Floods
Learn More About EQIP
Environmental Quality Incentives Program - California
Apply by June 16, 2023 for Disaster