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The following web sites have been reviewed and compiled in an effort to provide visitors seeking additional information on grant opportunities with a source of URL's. Every effort has been made to insure that these sites are active and current. Please make sure that you find the most current version of the project/form that you are looking for. In the event visitors have difficulty contacting the sites listed below, or know of other sites that should be added to this list, you are urged to contact the Precision Agriculture webmaster by E-mail at dhancock@bae.uky.edu.
Producers
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides a voluntary conservation program for farmers to assist eligible participants install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land. EQIP may cost-share up to 75 percent of the costs of certain conservation practices. Limited resource producers and beginning farmers and ranchers may be eligible for cost-shares up to 90 percent. Visit their webpage for more information. On-line signup for the program will be available from their site soon. (A PDF fact sheet can be found here.)
Researchers
General
USDA
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of USDA
CSREES Funding Opportunties and Current Program Descriptions
FAR
NSF
DOE
This list of Web sites is updated by Dennis Hancock, Research Specialist for Precision Agriculture in the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department. To report a broken link, or to suggest additional web links, please email dhancock@bae.uky.edu.