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Cost-Share Opportunities

PUBLIC INVITATION:
Join us for the CPNRD/NRCS Local Working Group Meeting to share your advice on priorities for USDA conservation cost-share programs. No RSVP necessary.
9:30 - Noon
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Central Platte NRD, 215 Kaufman Avenue, Grand Island

Central Platte NRD and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offer a broad range of cost-share opportunities through various programs and initiatives. In addition to programs offered by CPNRD, NRCS provides support to assist producers across a wide range of sectors, including small-scale urban specialty crops, annual row crops, organic systems, forage production, and livestock operations. Producers can work with NRCS staff to implement conservation practices on specific areas of their operation or throughout their entire farm.

  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
  • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
  • Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
  • High Tunnel Initiative
  • Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

For more information on these cost-share opportunities and how they can fit into your operation contact your local NRCS office:

Buffalo County                  Dawson County                 Hall County                           Merrick County                  Polk County
(308) 237-3118 ext. 3     (308) 324-6314 ext. 3     (308) 395-8586 ext. 3    (308) 946-3035 ext. 3    (402) 747-2111 ext. 3

Cost-Share Programs

Descriptions and applications for all cost-share programs offered through the Central Platte NRD and the Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation Program.

Download Cost-Share Booklet

COST SHARE PROGRAMS EXPLANATIONS & APPLICATIONS
Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation (NSWCP) and
Central Platte NRD Cost Share Programs		 Programs Offered
Cost Share Compliance Acknowledgement Form  |  Acceptance Letter Example
W-9 & US Citizenship Form (State of Nebraska) Form  |  General Instructions
NSWCP PROGRAMS List of Eligible Practices
Irrigation Water Management & Drip Irrigation Systems Additional Terms
NC 1 - NC 4 Eligible Practices:
Terrace Systems, Underground Outlets, Water Impoundment Dams, Grade Stabilization Structures

NC 1 - NC 4 Explanations
NC 5 - NC 8 Eligible Practices:
Tailwater Recovery Pits, Diversions, Grassed Waterways,
Water & Sediment Control Basins		 NC 5 - NC 8 Explanations
NC 8 - NC 11 Eligible Practices:
Water & Sediment Control Basins, Livestock Water Dugouts, Pasture Planting/Range Seeding, Critical Area Grass Planting		 NC 8 - NC 11 Explanations
NC 12 - NC 16 Eligible Practices:
Windbreaks, Underground Return Pipe/Recovery Pits,
Planned Grazing, Windbreak Renovation		 NC 12 - NC 14 Explanations
NC 14 - NC 16 Explanations
Planned Grazing System Justification Application
NC 16 - NC 17 Eligible Practices:
Windbreak Renovation, Irrigation Water Management		 Irrigation Water Management Agreement
NC 16 - NC 17 Practices
NC 17 - NC 20 Eligible Practices:
Irrigation Water Management, Streambank Stabilization,
Repair of Practices, Brush Management		 NC 17 - NC 20 Explanations
CENTRAL PLATTE NRD PROGRAMS
Buffer Strips Program State Description/Guidelines  |  Buffer Strip Ranking
CPNRD Description  |  Contract  |  Application
Burn Preparation Program Description  |  Application
Center Pivot Incentive Phase II/III Program Description  | Application
Central Basin CREP Program Contract  |  Application
Buffer Strip Payment Calculation
Chemigation Incentive Program Description  |  Application
Cover Crop Program (50% up to $2,000) Description  |  Application
Flow Meter Cost-Share Program Description  |  Application
Grazing Deferment Program Description  |  Application
Prescribed Burn Cost-Share Program Description  |  Application
Sensor Based Nutrient Management Program Description |  Application
Streambank Stabilization Cost-Share Program Description  |  Application
TREE PROGRAMS
Conservation Tree & Weed Barrier Program Windbreak Description  |  Tree Planting Plan
Tree Planting Guidelines  |  Tree Order Form
District Tree Planting Program Application  |  Ground Preparation
Landowner Requirements
Weed Barrier Program Cost  |  Order Form
Urban Forestry Program Description  |  Application
Reverse Osmosis Program Description  |  Application
Well Decommissioning Cost-Share Program Application
Additional Information
Groundwater Quality Management Phase Requirements Chart