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Pacific Islands Area EQIP and GSWC 2007

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.  

The Ground and Surface Water Conservation program (GSWC) was established as a part of EQIP under the 2002 Farm Bill. Agricultural producers may install irrigation related conservation practices that conserve ground and surface water resources.

Environmental Quality Inventives Program: Photo of NRCS District Conservationist and farmerEQIP and GSWC sign-ups are currently underway at all USDA Service Centers in Hawaii, American Samoa, Saipan and Guam. Farmers and ranchers can apply for cost-sharing of 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 cost-share percentages. Incentive 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).

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

Adobe Acrobat Document2007 Pacific Islands Area EQIP Fact Sheet (158 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2007 Pacific Islands Area GSWC Fact Sheet (148 KB)

Application and Sign-Up Information

Adobe Acrobat DocumentEQIP & GSWC Sign-Up Information for Fiscal Year 2007 – DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS AREA (excluding Hilo Service Center and Hoolehua Field Office) JANUARY 16, 2007 (54 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEQIP Sign-Up Information for Fiscal Year 2007 – DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR HILO SERVICE CENTER and HOOLEHUA FIELD OFFICE NOVEMBER 15, 2006 (53 KB)
Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetEQIP Pre-screening Worksheet PIA FY-2007 (96 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentNRCS-CPA-1200 Conservation Program Application (68 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAppendix to Form NRCS-CPA-1202 Conservation Program Contract (38 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPI-PGM-1 Limited Resource Farmer, Rancher, or Forest Owner Self-Certification (39 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-2 Irrigation History Self-Certification (41 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-3 Agricultural Producer Eligibility Self-Certification (37 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPI-PGM-4 Beginning Farmer or Rancher Self-Certification (32 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentHI-SCIMS Applicant Information for USDA Programs (67 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCC-501A Member's Information (154 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAD-1026 Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification (239 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCC-526 Payment Eligibility Average Adjusted Gross Income Certification (149 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 (180 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNRCS-CPA-09 Power of Attorney (70 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNRCS-CPA-09 Power of Attorney - Instructions (33 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNRCS-CPA-13 Contract Review (204 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-2007 EQIP: List of Eligible Practices and Cost-share Rates (49 KB)

Link to Other Useful Site with Information Related to the 2006 EQIP Program

Hawaii and American Samoa EQIP Contact

Dennis Kimberlin
Assistant Director for Programs
Phone: 808.541.2600 ext# 149
Email: Dennis.Kimberlin@hi.usda.gov

Last Modified: 11/07/2007

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