NRCS provides financial assistance for selected conservation practices. The availability and amount of financial assistance can vary between states. Download the Illinois payment schedules below to see which activities qualify, and how much financial assistance is available.
Payment Rates
Each year, NRCS re-evaluates the amount of financial assistance available for each practice in each state. These evaluations consider the current costs for material and labor within the state, and also the fair marketplace compensation for opportunity costs that may arise (e.g. conversion of productive land). If necessary, the amount of financial assistance is adjusted to keep pace with actual costs.
Illinois payment schedules and practice scenarios for fiscal year 2024.
Illinois ACEP-ALE
Illinois CSP-GCI
Illinois CSP
Illinois EQIP
Illinois RCPP Projects:
- Working Lands, Water and Wildlife Partnership (1910) - The Conservation Fund
- Lake Springfield Source Water Protection Project (1993) - City, Water, Light and Power (CWLP)
- Precision Conservation Management (2262) - Illinois Corn Growers Association
- Southern Illinois Oak Ecosystem Restoration (2509) - Shawnee Resource Conservation Development, Inc.
- Kinkaid Watershed Restoration Project (2567) - Kinkaid-Reed's Creek Conservancy District
- Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative (2724) - City of Decatur IL
- Improving Oak Ecosystems Health in the Great Lakes Region (2727) - American Bird Conservancy (ABC)
- Rend Lake Watershed Conservation Initiative (2729) - Jefferson County SWCD