Emergency Watershed Protection Program
Department Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by a natural disaster that causes a sudden impairment of a watershed.
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Helps local communities recover from natural disasters by paying for erosion control and flood prevention projects. It provides technical and financial assistance to address immediate threats to life and property.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
The EWP program offers technical and financial assistance to help local communities recover from natural disasters. This includes funding for activities such as debris removal from stream channels, reshaping and protecting eroded streambanks, repairing drainage facilities, establishing vegetative cover, repairing levees/structures, repairing conservation practices, and purchasing EWP Buyouts. Federal cost share for emergency measures may not exceed 90% of construction costs in Limited Resource Areas.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: disaster recovery, environmental conservation, agriculture
Region: United States, local communities impacted by natural disasters
Demographics: federally-recognized Native American tribe or tribal organization
Other Criteria: Eligible sponsors include cities, counties, towns, conservation districts, or any federally-recognized Native American tribe or tribal organization., Public and private landowners must work through an eligible sponsor., Projects must address imminent threats to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed., Projects must provide protection from flooding or soil erosion, reduce threats to life and property, restore hydraulic capacity to the natural environment, and be economically and environmentally defensible., No federal or state disaster declaration is required for program assistance to begin., Landowners can directly apply for Floodplain Easement Projects when funding becomes available.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Make a Plan
- Start an Application
- Check your eligibility
- Rank your application
- Implement your plan
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/getting-assistance/how-to-apply
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- varies by stateApplication Ranking Dates
- 🔄Intake Type
- continuous
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) Agreement
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required to substantiate the application.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- cost-share assistance for conservation practices
- technical assistance for implementation
- costs related to acquiring agricultural land easements
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- costs incurred before contract execution
- expenses not related to conservation practices
- 📏Expense Caps
- Administrative costs capped at 15%
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 10% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation to substantiate matching may be required
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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