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Pacific Islands Area (PI) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program that supports production agriculture and environmental quality as compatible goals. It provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers who install conservation practices that address natural resource concerns on agricultural lands.  

Farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance for many types of structural and management conservation practices, which address the following priority resource concerns identified by the State Technical Advisory Committee and the Local Work Groups:

  • Animal Waste from Confined Livestock Operations
  • Sedimentation from Accelerated Erosion
  • Noxious Weeds
  • Insufficient Water Supply for Livestock or Irrigation
  • Pesticide or Nutrient Contamination of Ground or Surface Waters
  • At-Risk Species Habitat
  • Invasive Species (Coqui Frog, Little Fire Ant, Nettle Caterpillar)
  • Ground and Surface Water Conservation

EQIP may pay a percentage of the costs of eligible conservation practices. Limited resource producers and some beginning farmers or ranchers may qualify for increased payment rates. In addition, payments may be made for a maximum of 3 years to encourage a farmer or rancher to adopt land management practices (such as nutrient management, pest management, and grazing management).

The deadline to submit applications for the 1st FY-2008 EQIP sign-up is October 26, 2007. The deadline to submit applications for the 2nd FY-2008 sign-up is February 22, 2008. Applications are accepted throughout the year and then reviewed and ranked after the posted deadline. The 1st and 2nd FY-2008 EQIP sign-ups are operating under the 2002 Farm Bill guidelines.

EQIP was reauthorized in the 2002 Farm Bill and is administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat DocumentAdobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word, or Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetMicrosoft Excel.

General Program Description Documents

Microsoft Word DocumentPacific Islands Area EQIP Fact Sheet - FY-2008 (694 KB)

Application and Sign-Up Information

Microsoft Word DocumentEQIP Sign-Up Information for Fiscal Year 2008 – DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS AREA 1st and 2nd FY-2008 EQIP SIGNUPS ARE October 26, 2007 AND February 22, 2008 (92 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPacific Islands Area EQIP FY-2008 1st Signup Application Process Deadlines (111 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEQIP Conservation Program Application (NRCS-CPA-1200) with Appendix (NRCS-CPA-1202-CPC appendix) (33.3 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-1 FY-2008 Limited Resource Farmer, Rancher, or Forest Owner Self-Certification (39.5 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-2 FY-2008 Irrigation History Self-Certification (41.5 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-3 FY-2008 Agricultural Producer Eligibility Self-Certification (37.5 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-4 FY-2008 Beginning Farmer or Rancher Self-Certification (32 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentPI-SCIMS Applicant Information for USDA Programs (67.5 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCC-501A Member's Information (154 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAD-1026 Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification (239 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCC-526 Payment Eligibility Average Adjusted Gross Income Certification (148 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSF-1199A Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form (108 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFFAS-12 Electronic Funds Transfer Hardship Waiver Request (11 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFSA-211 Power of Attorney (if applicable) (179 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNRCS-CPA-09 Power of Attorney with Instructions (if applicable) (122 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Form (12 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Letter (44 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Letter - Department of Agriculture (General) (34 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Letter - Department of Agriculture (Lower Hamakua Ditch) (29 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Letter - Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (33.5 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Letter - Department of Land and Natural Resources (34 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentSample Concurrence Letter - Kamehameha Schools (30 KB)

Conservation Practice Information

Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetPIA East FY-2008 EQIP: Hawaii list of Eligible Practices and Program Payment Schedules (56 KB)
Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetPIA West FY-2008 EQIP: Pacific Islands - West Area list of Eligible Practices and Program Payment Schedules (48 KB)

Link to Other Useful Sites

Pacific Islands Area (PI) EQIP Contacts

Dennis Kimberlin
Assistant Director for Programs
Phone: (808) 541-2600 x 149
Email: Dennis.Kimberlin@hi.usda.gov

Colleen Simpson
Resource Conservationist
Phone: (671) 472-7467
Email: Colleen.Simpson@pb.usda.gov

Last Modified: 02/13/2008

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