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Assistance Programs

Technical and financial assistance is available to help land managers in restoring healthy grasslands by removing invasive woody plants. Assistance programs can provide funding to implement mechanical removal, chemical control, prescribed burning, and managed grazing.

To get started, click on the desired conservation activity or program type in the top bar. You can further filter the program list by location, land eligibility, and type of assistance available. For more program details, click on the program name. Then, contact a conservation partner to discuss which options may work for your operation.

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Program	State	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USFWS Partners Program Provides free assistance to improve wildlife habitat and supports a wide range of practices to improve or enhance native ecosystems.	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Great Plains Grassland Initiative (GPGI) Helps eligible ranchers in specific geographic rangelands address woody plant encroachment.	KS NE	Grazing Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Locally Led Cost-share Program Cost-share support and reimbursements for brush management, grass planting, weed control, etc.	OK	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Oklahoma Wetlands Program Removes woody plants through chemical application and prescribed fire	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Terry Peach Program Brush management near communities and rural infrastructure to prevent of loss of life and property	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
ODWC Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program Helps landowners to restore and preserve native habitat and landscapes for wildlife	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Practice payment Technical help
KDWP Habitat First Recommendations on habitat improvement, cover types, and food establishment for all species of wildlife	KS	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	5 years	Annual payment Technical help

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Program	State	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USFWS Partners Program Provides free assistance to improve wildlife habitat and supports a wide range of practices to improve or enhance native ecosystems.	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Great Plains Grassland Initiative (GPGI) Helps eligible ranchers in specific geographic rangelands address woody plant encroachment.	KS NE	Grazing Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Locally Led Cost-share Program Cost-share support and reimbursements for brush management, grass planting, weed control, etc.	OK	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Oklahoma Wetlands Program Removes woody plants through chemical application and prescribed fire	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Terry Peach Program Brush management near communities and rural infrastructure to prevent of loss of life and property	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
ODWC Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program Helps landowners to restore and preserve native habitat and landscapes for wildlife	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Practice payment Technical help
KDWP Habitat First Recommendations on habitat improvement, cover types, and food establishment for all species of wildlife	KS	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Practice payment Technical help

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Program	State	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USFWS Partners Program Provides free assistance to improve wildlife habitat and supports a wide range of practices to improve or enhance native ecosystems.	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Great Plains Grassland Initiative (GPGI) Helps eligible ranchers in specific geographic rangelands address woody plant encroachment.	KS NE	Grazing Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
OCC Oklahoma Wetlands Program Removes woody plants through chemical application and prescribed fire	OK	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-5 years	Practice payment Technical help
KDWP Habitat First Recommendations on habitat improvement, cover types, and food establishment for all species of wildlife	KS	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Practice payment Technical help

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Program	State	County	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USFWS Partners Program Provides free assistance to improve wildlife habitat and supports a wide range of practices to improve or enhance native ecosystems.	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Great Plains Grassland Initiative (GPGI) Helps eligible ranchers in specific geographic rangelands address woody plant encroachment.	KS NE		Grazing Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
KDWP Habitat First Recommendations on habitat improvement, cover types, and food establishment for all species of wildlife	KS		Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	1-10 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Removes highly erodible or environmentally sensitive land from production	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Adams County	Crops Grazing Pasture	10-15 years	Annual payment Technical help
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	5 years	Annual payment Technical help

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