Payments.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The Federal share of payments to a participant will be: (1) Up to 75 percent of the estimated incurred cost or 100 percent of the estimated income foregone of an eligible practice, except as provided in (a)(2) of this section. (2) In the case of historically underserved producers, the payment rate will be the applicable rate and an additional rate that is not less than 25 percent above the applicable rate, provided that this increase does not exceed 90 percent of the estimated incurred costs or estimated income foregone. (3) In no instance will the total financial contributions for an eligible practice from other sources exceed 100 percent of the estimated incurred cost of the practice. (b) Participants may contribute their portion of the estimated costs of practices through in-kind contributions, including labor and materials, providing the materials contributed meet the NRCS standard and specifications for the practice being installed. (c) Payments for practices applied prior to application or contract approval— (1) Payments will not be made to a participant for a conservation practice that was applied prior to application for the program. (2) Payments will not be made to a participant for a conservation practice that was initiated or implemented prior to contract approval, unless the participant obtained a waiver from the State Conservationist, or designated conservationist, prior to practice implementation. (d) The total amount of payments paid to a person or legal en

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1465.23