NOTE: All applicants must be in compliance with the CPNRD irrigation rules and regulations and all applications must be approved before starting your project.
Click on individual pages below or here for the Complete Cost Share Booklet.
Click here for funding available in each Cost Share Program.
NSWCP/CPNRD Cost Share Programs
| BOOKLET PAGE # | COST SHARE PROGRAMS | APPLICATIONS/ DESCRIPTIONS | FUNDS AVAILABLE (August 2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table of Contents | Table of Contents | U.S. Citizenship Form | |
| 1 | Central Platte NRD Cost Share Programs | List of CPNRD Programs | |
| 2 | Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation Programs & Central Platte NRD Cost Share Programs | Agreement | |
| 3 | Explanation of Compliance Sheet | Approval Letter Example for Cost Share | Explanation | |
| 4-5 | NSWCP (State funds) Terms for irrigation water management & drip irrigation systems | NSWCP Eligible Practices | |
| 6-12 | NSWCP Eligible Practices: Terrace systems Underground outlets Water impoundment dams Grade stabilization structures Tailwater recovery pits Diversions Water & Sediment control basins Livestock water dugouts Pasture planting Range seeding Critical area planting (grass) Windbreaks Return pipe/recovery pits Planned grazing Surge valves Windbreak renovation Irrigation water management Streambank stabilization Repair of practices Brush management | NSWCP Eligible Practices | $12,000 |
| 13 | Flow Meter Cost Share Program | Purpose Application | $20,000 |
| 14 | Streambank Stabilization Cost Share Program | Purpose Application | $7,000 |
| 15 | Well Decommissioning Cost Share Program | Purpose | $15,000 |
| 16 | Center Pivot Incentive- Purpose of Cost Share & Program Specifications | Continuous Sign-Up Information | Purpose Application | $80,000 |
| 18 | Tree Planting & Weed Barrier Guidelines Tree Planting Plan | Purpose Sales Tax Exemption Form 13 | $18,000 |
| 19 | Acceptance Letter Example | Example | |
| 20 | Urban Forestry Program | Purpose Application | $5,000 |
| 22 | Prescribed Burn Cost Share Program | Purpose Application | $7,000 |
| 23 | WILD Nebraska | Purpose | |
| 24 | Corners for Wildlife | Purpose Agreement Plan | |
| 25 | Buffer Strips | Description & Guidelines | Ranking Points Calculation | Purpose Contract Application | |
| 30 | Buffer Strip Program Description & Guidelines|Ranking Points Calculation | Program Application | |
| 31 | Buffer Strip Application | Buffer S AppPage 31 | |
| 32 | Buffer Strip Ranking Point Calculations | BufferS Ranking Page 32 | |
| 35 | Prescribed Burn Application | Application | |
| 37 | Well Decommissioning Application (Funding change made July 2013) | Application | |
| 38 | NSWCP Application/Payment Claim | Agreement | |
| 39 | NSWCP Planned Grazing System Justification | Application | |
| 40 | NSWCP Irrigation Water Management Practice | Agreement | |
| 41 | W-9 Form- Request for Taxpayer ID Number Certification | General Instructions | W-9 Form | |
| 58 | Central Basin CREP Program | Buffer Strip Payment Calculation | Contract Application | |
| 62 | Phragmites Cost Share Program | Purpose Application | $5,000 |
| 64 | Streambank Stabilization Program | Application | |
| 65 | Soil Moisture Sensor Program | Compliance Form | Purpose Application | $25,000 |
| 68 | Cover Crop Program | Purpose Application | $4,500 |
| 70 | Groundwater Quality Management Program Requirements (Chart) | Chart | |
| 71 | Grazing Deferment Program | Purpose | $53,000 |
| 72 | Grazing Deferment Application | Application | |
| 73 | Grassland Conservation Application | Application | $0 |
| 74 | Grassland Conservation In-Kind Contributions | In-Kind Contributions | |
| 75 | Ultra Sonic Flow Reading Program | Purpose | $5,000 |
| 76 | Ultra Sonic Flow Reading Application | Application | |
| 77 | Burn Preparation Application | CS Burn Prep App | 50% up to $75 per acre per landowner, max. $10,000 |
| 78 | Burn Preparation Information | CS Burn Prep Description |