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Drought Technical Assistance Available from NRCS (Prevention, Maintenance and Recovery)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) - The CTA Program provides land users with proven conservation technology and the delivery system needed to achieve the benefits of a healthy and productive landscape. The primary purposes of the CTA Program are to:
Reduce soil loss from erosion
Solve soil, water quality, water conservation, air quality, and agricultural waste management problems
Reduce potential damage caused by excess water and sedimentation or drought
Enhance the quality of fish and wildlife habitat
Improve the long term sustainability of all lands, including cropland, forestland, grazing lands, coastal lands, and developed and/or developing lands
Assist others in facilitating changes in land use as needed for natural resource protection and sustainability
This program does not include financial assistance. However, through the CTA Program, clients may develop conservation plans, which may serve as a springboard for them to enter into financial assistance and easement conservation programs provided by other Federal, State, and local programs. There are no fees or charges to the land user for this service.
Tree Assistance Program (TAP) - Provides financial assistance to qualifying orchardists to replace eligible trees, bushes, and vines damaged by natural disasters.
Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities - The goal of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities grant program is to advance basic research in engineering and in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences to enhance disaster resilience in rural communities.