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Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance grasslands on their property. Section 2401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize this program. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency and Forest Service are coordinating implementation of GRP, which helps landowners restore and protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland, shrubland and certain other lands and provides assistance for rehabilitating grasslands. The program will conserve vulnerable grasslands from conversion to cropland or other uses and conserve valuable grasslands by helping maintain viable ranching operations. Grasslands make up the largest land cover on America's private lands. Privately-owned grasslands and shrublands cover more than 525 million acres in the United States. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will direct financial resources and technical expertise to help landowners protect and restore these lands. California NRCS GRP InformationNote: There is no funding allocation for the GRP program for Fiscal Year 2006. Therefore there is no FY06 application period or instructions. How to Apply for GRP in CaliforniaNot Applicable for Fiscal Year 2008. Prior ApplicantsApplications received in a previous year for GRP will continue to be considered for funding unless the application is withdrawn at the written request of the applicant. Applicants who want to change what is included in a previous GRP offering can cancel the previous application and reapply. Such changes that might affect an application this way would include modification of location or acreage within the offering, availability of restoration funds through a third party and changes in ownership. Before funding any proposed GRP project, applicants have the opportunity to withdraw their application. In the event that an application is withdrawn, that application would not be considered in subsequent funding cycles. Screening and Ranking ApplicationsNot Applicable for Fiscal Year 2008 ContactAlan Forkey, Program Manager Jon Gustafson,
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