South Carolina NRCS Programs 

These programs provide environmental, societal, financial, and technical benefits that include both on-site benefits and off-site benefits. Program benefits include many, but are not limited to, many of the following aspects:

• Sustaining and improving agricultural productivity.
• Cleaner, safer, and more dependable water supplies.
• Reduced damages caused by floods and other natural disasters.
• Enhanced natural resource bases that support continuing economic development, recreation, and other purposes.

Please contact the Programs Management Staff or your local NRCS office when inquiring or requesting information for a particular service or program. 

Financial Assistance Programs Available in South Carolina

Conservation

• Conservation Innovation Grants 
• Conservation Partnership Initiative
• Conservation Reserve Program (Farm Service Agency)
• Conservation Security Program
• Resource Conservation and Development
• Conservation Stewardship Program

Environmental

• Environmental Quality Incentives Program
• Fiscal Year 2003 Archive - Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Farm/Ranch

• Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program

Forestry

• Forestry Incentives Program (Forest Service)

Grassland

• Grassland Reserve Program
• Fiscal Year 2007 Archive - Grassland Reserve Program
• Fiscal Year 2005 Archive - Grassland Reserve Program

Watershed

• Emergency Watershed Protection
• Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
• Watershed Planning and Rehabilitation

Wetlands/Wildlife

• Wetlands Reserve Program
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
• Request Jurisdictional Determination Form  NEW!

Other Programs Available in South Carolina and Related Information

If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact Sabrenna Bryant at 803-765-5419. 

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

  South Carolina Cost Recovery Procedure (PDF; 27 KB) 
  EQIP-Recovery of Costs (PDF; 56 KB) 
  CPC Waiver (PDF; 25 KB) 

For more information, please visit http://policy.nrcs.usda.gov/scripts/lpsiis.dll/M/M_440.htm

Plant Materials Program-- Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center 

Community Planning

Conservation Technical Assistance

Farmland Protection Policy Act

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

Small, Limited and Minority Farmer Assistance

The following document requires Adobe Acrobat

  State Technical Committee (PDF; 18 KB)

Last Modified: 12/03/2009