Colorado/Kansas Border Regional Conservation Partnership Program Pre-Proposal Eligibilty Information

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a , e. Funding pool applying for (CCA, national, or State). For CCA applications, include the name of the CCA. f. Short general summary of project and description of resource issues to be addressed, including the primary resource concern and how the partner proposes to gauge success and monitor results of the project. Secondary resource concerns may also be included. g. Specify the geographic focus of the project such as hydrologic unit codes for watersheds, habitat areas for wildlife,political jurisdictions of State and local governments, agricultural land uses, or other means of identifying project areas. Note that the project area does not need to be contiguous,but all areas should have a common primary resource concern to be addressed by the project. Include a general location map. h. Proposed project start and end dates (not to exceed a period of 5 years), including an estimate of how much FA and TA is requested from covered programs by year (ACEP, EQIP, CSP,HFRP, and for CCAs only, watershed authorities). i. Estimate the total amounts of RCPP funding requested from NRCS and the total amounts provided by the partner. This includes partner FA, TA, administrative costs, etc. TA funds, if requested, should include only those funds needed by the partner to carry out identified activities. Budget figures are preliminary at the preproposal stage; if the application is approved for full submission, it is understood that there may be differences once the details of the budget are developed. 2. Project Summary a. Identify the project objectives and the natural resource concerns that will be addressed and how those concerns were identified. A complete list of NRCS approved natural resource concerns may be found on the RCPP Web site at: http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/fannbill/rcp_p/. b. A general description of the plans for evaluating outcomes, including plans for monitoring and modeling, and for reporting on progress to achieve the objectives of the application. c. A brief description of the types of activities including: conservation practices, conservation activity plans, enhancements, wetland restoration activities, easement acquisition activities, other partner activities to be implemented during the project timeframe, and the general sequence of implementation of the project. • d. If applicable, indicate how the project will help producers in the area in "assisting producers in meeting or avoiding the need for natural resource regulatory requirements." Section 1271B(d)(4)(A) of the 1985 Act. 19