Funding

More than 450 ranchers are now enrolled in the Sage Grouse Initiative. The NRCS has invested more than $100 million, and leveraged nearly $60 million in partner matches since SGI's startup in 2010.

Would you like to enroll? Click on your state (to the right) for contact information and the latest funding opportunities.

Do you have an SGI funding opportunity you'd like to post? Please send details to info@sagegrouseinitiative.com .

Funding is available from many sources to assist ranchers across the West carry out practices designed to benefit both sage grouse and rangelands. Various Farm Bill conservation programs provide the majority of funding.

For an overview of the main ways the Farm Bill offers funding to improve and conserve sage grouse habitat, take a closer look at the main financial assistance programs:

Cost Share:   Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) (note: WHIP includes Working Lands for WIldlife)

Easements: Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), and the Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP).