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What is WHIP?
Through the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program the
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides
both technical assistance and up to 75 percent
cost-share assistance to establish and improve fish and
wildlife habitat. WHIP agreements between NRCS and the
participant generally last from 5 to 10 years from the
date the agreement is signed.
When is
sign-up? There is a continuous signup for WHIP.
However, to increase your chances of funding, apply now
to qualify during the initial application ranking
period. Further ranking periods may occur depending on
funding availability. Producers interested in applying
should visit the local Field Office at 1400 Gertsner
Memorial Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana, as soon as
possible to prepare their applications.
WHIP has
proven to be a highly effective and widely accepted
program across the country. By targeting wildlife
habitat projects on all lands and aquatic areas, WHIP
provides assistance to conservation minded landowners.
The 2008 Farm Bill reauthorized WHIP as a voluntary
approach to improving wildlife habitat in our Nation.
Program
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2008
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Promote
the restoration of declining or important native
wildlife habitats.
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Protect,
restore, develop or enhance wildlife habitat of
at-risk species (candidate species, and State and
Federally listed threatened and endangered species).
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Reduce the
impacts of invasive species on wildlife habitats.
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Protect,
restore, develop or enhance declining or important
aquatic wildlife species' habitats.
Natural
Resources Conservation Service----The USDA is an equal
opportunity provider and employer.
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