Table 1. Major USDA Conservation Programs: Applications Received and Funded, FY2004 and FY2005
| Table 1. Major USDA Conservation Programs: Applications Received and Funded, FY2004 and FY2005
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| USDA Conservation Programs (1) | FY2004 Payments ($1,000) | Received | Funded | % Funded | FY2005 Payments ($1,000) | Received | Funded | % Funded |
| EQIP | 908,280 | 181,807 | 46,413 | 26% | 991,879 | 82,114 (2) | 49,406 | 60% |
| Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) | 1,665,144 | 26,080 | 19,732 | 76% |
No general CRP signup in 2005 | |||
| Grassland Reserve Program | 69,394 | 10,146 | 1,055 | 10% | 78,222 | 8,631 | 1,219 | 14% |
| Wetland Reserve Program | 274,769 | 4,219 | 1,035 | 25% | 239,724 | 4,101 | 897 | 22% |
| Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program | 27,828 | 6,045 | 3,012 | 50% | 33,058 | 5,524 | 3,342 | 60% |
| Notes: 1. EQIP funding allocation: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/; Personnel communication: Edward Brzostek (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), June 2006. Conservation Reserve Program funding allocation 29th signup: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/29th/TheConservationReserveProgram29thSignup.pdf Grassland Reserve Program funding allocation: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/grp/ Wetlands Reserve Program funding allocation: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp/ Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program funding allocation: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip/; Personnel communication: Albert Cerna (USDA-NRCS), June 2006. 2. In 2005, USDA NRCS changed operating systems for EQIP applications and NRCS suspects that many states were not able to submit all their applications because of the workload to migrate data from the old system to the new system. Therefore, the percent of applications funded in 2005 may seem artificially high. (Personnel communication: Edward Brzostek, USDA-NRCS, June 5, 2006) |