Program requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) Program participation is voluntary. (2) NRCS and lead partners enter into partnership agreements that identify the purposes and scope of RCPP projects under the framework of a partnership agreement. (3) NRCS and lead partners enter into supplemental agreements to facilitate assistance to producers. (4) NRCS enters into program contracts with producers to provide program assistance to eligible producers to implement eligible activities on eligible land. (5) NRCS may enter into an alternative funding arrangement with a lead partner for the lead partner to deliver program assistance directly to producers in accordance with § 1464.25 of this part. (b) (1) An agricultural or silvicultural producer association or other group of producers; (2) A State or unit of local government, including a conservation district; (3) An Indian Tribe; (4) A farmer cooperative; (5) An institution of higher education; (6) A water district, irrigation district, acequia, rural water district or association, or other organization with specific water delivery authority to producers on agricultural land; (7) A municipal water or wastewater treatment entity; (8) An organization or entity with an established history of working cooperatively with producers on agricultural land, as determined by the Secretary, to address— (i) Local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, and NIPF management; or (ii) Critical watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality,

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1464.5