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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

10.902: Soil and Water Conservation

Objectives: To plan and carry out a national natural resource conservation program, and to provide leadership in conservation, development, and productive use of the nation's soil, water, and related natural resources.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

10.902 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Land users, Land owners, Community organizations State governments and local governments. Resource assistance needed is usually reviewed with the conservation district governing body. Individuals and groups may become cooperators with local conservation districts to which application for assistance is directed. Applicants are also eligible in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Western Pacific U.S. Trust Territories.

Beneficiary Eligibility: General public, State governments, and local governments.

Credentials/Documentation: None.

10.902 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Contact the local Natural Resources Conservation Service office in nearly all counties. Preapplication coordination of this program is not required. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

10.902 RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.054 Emergency Conservation Program;
10.500 Cooperative Extension Service;
10.901 Resource Conservation and Development;
10.903 Soil Survey;
10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention;
10.905 Plant Materials for Conservation;
10.906 Watershed Surveys and Planning;
10.907 Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting;
10.910 Rural Abandoned Mine Program.

10.902 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

NRCS provided conservation technical assistance to about 742,000 land users and units of government in fiscal year 1999. As a result of these services, land users made conservation planning decisions on 61 million acres of land. Of this 61 million acres, assistance was provided on about 23 million acres of cropland, 28 million acres of rangeland, 5 million acres of pastureland, 2.5 million acres of forest land, and 2.7 million acres of land in other uses. By treating this land, about 214,253,000 tons of soil and an estimated 31,570 tons of salt was inhibited from entering the nation's waterways.

10.902 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE )

Type of Assistance: Advisory Services and Counseling.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $498,828,389; FY 00 est $581,164,203; and FY 01 est $653,805,000.

Budget Account Number: 12-1000-0-1-302.

Authorization: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, as amended, Public Law 74-46, 16 U.S.C. 590 a-f.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: "Conquest of the Land," AIB99; "Soil Erosion by Water," AIB513; "Assistance Available from the Natural Resources Conservation Service," AIB345; "Controlling Erosion on Construction Sites," AIB347; "Community Improvement Through Resource Conservation and Development," PA1077; "Save Soil Systematically," PA1366. "List of Published Soil Surveys;" "Going Wild with Natural resource Conservation," PA1363; "Conversation Planning-You and Your Land," PA 1376, "Farming and Maintaining Terraces," LN570.

10.902 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: State and local Natural Resources Conservation Service offices (see Appendix IV of the Catalog).

Headquarters Office: Deputy Chief for Natural Resources Conservation Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013. Phone: (202) 720-4527. Use the same number for FTS. (Home Page)

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

10.902 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Technical assistance to the general public in planning and applying natural resource conservation practices, systems, and treatment; and furnishing technical natural resource conservation information to State and local governments.

10.902 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.