Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting
Department Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
To provide reliable, accurate, and timely forecasts of surface water supply to water users and water managers in the West. To efficiently obtain, manage, and disseminate high quality data and information on snow, water, climate, and hydrologic conditions. To provide climate data to support NRCS conservation planning tools.
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Helps farmers and water managers in the West get accurate forecasts about water supply. This information supports their planning and conservation efforts.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Financial and technical assistance for agricultural producers, ranchers, landowners, and non-industrial forest managers to implement conservation practices on their land. Assistance includes cost-share payments for eligible practices and expert advice on conservation planning. The program aims to improve resource concerns, strengthen operations, and accelerate high priority conservation efforts.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: agriculture, non-industrial forestry
Region: United States, state-specific, county-specific
Other Criteria: agricultural producers, ranchers, landowners, non-industrial forest managers, must establish a farm tract number with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) if not previously utilized USDA programs, must certify compliance with adjusted gross income (AGI) limitation provisions, must certify compliance with highly erodible land and wetland conservation requirements (via Form AD-1026), must have control of the property (property deed or lease agreement), must have an official tax ID (Social Security number or employer ID), for 'Act Now' funding: applications must meet or exceed a state’s pre-determined minimum ranking score for eligible practices, projects started before final contract approval are ineligible for cost-share assistance unless an early start waiver is granted
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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?
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs incurred before approval unless granted an early start waiver
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- Water Supply Outlook Reports
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program is available to small, medium businesses in agriculture, non-industrial forestry industries located in United States, state-specific, county-specific.
This program offers funding up to $3 (minimum $2).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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