Restoring Arizona's Colorado River Basin Conservation Area RCPP

Landscape-scale NRCS RCPP project led by AACD and Arizona's conservation districts with Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever and Arizona Game & Fish to restore rangelands and forest lands in Arizona's Colorado River Basin. Funds practices such as brush management, woody residue treatment, fencing, prescribed grazing, livestock pipelines, watering facilities, water wells and wildlife habitat. Private landowners and grazing permittees on state or federal lands may apply; cultural resource surveys can also be funded.

• Permittees on State or Federal Lands

• Private Land Owners

• Land in Arizona's Colorado River Basin Conservation Area

• Producers cannot receive funding for practices already covered under another contract or agreement (a separate parcel not in that agreement may be used)

• Application asks for an FSA customer record and prior USDA program history

Eligible practices: Brush Management (314), Woody Residue Treatment (384), Fence (382), Prescribed Grazing (528), Pumping Plant (533), Livestock Pipeline (516), Watering Facility (614), Water Harvesting Catchments (636), Water Well (642), Restoring of Rare or Declining Natural Communities (643), Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645). Do not start any practice before AACD executes an obligating document (early-start waiver may be requested in writing). Partners only access the property during the project, not in perpetuity.

Published amounts: No per-producer amount published. Project total: 'With over $24 million in NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding awarded'; news release: 'a recent award of $24.5 million' spanning 'approximately 35,000 acres of range and forest within the Colorado River Basin'.

Download the PDF application (https://www.aacd1944.com/s/CRBCA-Program-Application\_FILLABLE.pdf), fill it out, and email it to AZ-QFRCPP@quailforever.org. Application is reviewed for eligibility, AACD's technical team conducts a site visit and develops a conservation plan with you, then the application is ranked.

Deadline text on the page: Applications are currently being accepted year-round beginning December 15, 2025! You will hear from someone within 30 days of the application period closing.