Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) supports agricultural producers and private forest landowners with conservation practices that address water and air quality, soil health, wildlife habitat, and drought.
Funder: Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Due Dates: State-specific (current date not listed)
Funding Amounts: Award amount varies; some landowner investment required
Summary: EQIP provides financial and technical assistance for conservation practices on agricultural and private forest lands.
Key Information: NRCS provides EQIP assistance; DEMA lists the program but does not administer it.
Description
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) supports conservation practices that address water and air quality, soil health, wildlife habitat, and drought mitigation on agricultural and private forest lands. It offers financial and technical assistance to help landowners address these natural-resource concerns.
The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) includes EQIP in its mitigation-grant listing, but identifies the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) as the provider of EQIP assistance. EQIP is separate from the Stafford Act mitigation grants administered by DEMA’s Mitigation and Public Assistance branches.
