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Vermont Farmers Ecosystem Stewardship Program Supplemental payments to Vermont farmers who enroll/are enrolled in the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program and engage in conservation planning on cropland or pasture is sponsored by State of Vermont. <a class="widget__inner text-center text-black text-bold display-flex flex-column flex-justify-start height-full border-2px border-transparent radius-md margin-neg-2px" href="/VPFP" ari Category: Agriculture & Rural Development.
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The Vermont Farmer Ecosystem Stewardship Program will support Vermont farmers to enroll in theU. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
The State-funded program will provide supplemental payments to Vermont farms who successfully engage in conservation planning on cropland or pasture under CSP and/or who successfully enroll in CSP contracts for their cropland or pasture. Conservation Stewardship Program Homepage Is CSP right for me?
NRCS Factsheet The Vermont Farmer Ecosystem Stewardship Program is designed to ensure that farms are adequately recognized and compensated for their whole-farm stewardship and to provide a pathway to conservation planning and the implementation of additional conservation enhancements through the CSP program.
This supplemental payment program was based on recommendations from the Vermont Payment for Ecosystem Services and Soil Health Working Group and will be administered by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM).
Under this state-funded incentive program, **agricultural producers of all sizes who successfully engage in the development of an NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Assessment will receive a one-time payment from the state of $2,000, followed by an additional state payment of $7,500 if they successfully sign a CSP contract.
**These one-time payments in the first year of engagement are above and beyond any federal CSP funds made available to these producers through NRCS. NRCS contracts pay a minimum of $4,000 and a maximum of $40,000 per year and extend for five (5) years.
Vermont farms who plan to submit or have submitted applications to the CSP program, or Vermont farms who are applying for contract renewal, are encouraged to apply to the Vermont Farmer Ecosystem Stewardship Program to receive additional financial assistance.
This program is time-limited, so applicants are encouraged to apply to both CSP and the Vermont Farmer Ecosystem Stewardship Program now to secure these additional State funds towards their CSP contracts.
To apply to CSP, producers must first contact their local Farm Services Agency (FSA) to ensure their farm records are up to date, and then should submit a CSP application (click for link) to NRCS by their next upcoming application deadline, which is currently August 23rd, 2024. CSP applications are accepted at any time, so if you are interested start your application now.
Your local FSA and NRCS offices can be found at the USDA Service Center locator (click for link). Applications for additional state incentive payment assistance for participation in the NRCS CSP program are due within 2 weeks of the NRCS CSP deadline to be considered for priority review. Please be aware that funding for this program is limited and is available on a first come first serve basis.
Please complete the application form below to apply.
To apply, submit an**Application/Authorization to Release Information** in one of the following formats to allow NRCS and VAAFM to coordinate on your application: Online Application/Authorization to Release Information Print PDF Application/Authorization to Release Information ## **Timeline for CSP Ag Land applicants:** SubmitCSP applicationtoUSDA NRCS Submit Application/Authorization to Release Informationto AAFM.
Commence grant paperwork with VAAFM. Finish a CSP Assessment with your local NRCS office. (Entitled to receive $2,000 from VAAFM upon completion, pending VAAFM grant signature.)
Sign a CSP Agreement with NRCS, if eligible. Timeline may be extended at NRCS discretion. (Receive $7,500 from VAAFM upon completion.
Funding amount variable based on budget and number of applicants.) **Annually**thereafter: eligible for annual CSP payments from NRCS for the length of 5-year contract (minimum of $4,000, max of $40,000 annually). Please review our Frequently Asked Questions before contacting Noah Gilbert-Fuller at Noah.
Gilbert-Fuller@vermont. gov.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: See the Vermont grants portal for complete eligibility requirements. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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