Missouri Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

WHIP applications can be submitted year round.  To apply, applicants must submit a signed NRCS-CPA-1200 with Appendix (Conservation Program Application) AND a signed FY2009 WHIP Screening Tool Worksheet, for all conservation practices seeking FY09 WHIP financial assistance.  NRCS personnel will assist each applicant to complete the FY09 WHIP Screening Tool Worksheet, based on all practices for which a producer is requesting FY09 WHIP financial assistance.  Screening Tools will be used to establish a High or Medium or Low priority; High priority applications will be considered for funding before Medium or Low priority applications, and Medium priority applications will be considered for funding before Low priority applications.  However, priority does not guarantee funding: funding decisions will also be based on an applicable ranking score. 

Eligible applications submitted by 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009, will be considered for the next available funding.  A certified planner will assist the applicant(s) to develop a WHIP Plan of Operations (WPO) to identify planned conservation practices to be implemented through WHIP.  This WPO will be the basis used by NRCS to complete the appropriate FY09 WHIP Area Application Data Form. Each FY09 WHIP Area Application Data Form was developed based on national, state, and local resource concerns, and will be used to generate the Application Ranking System.

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Area 1 (Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Ray, Saline and Worth)

Area 2 (Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Clark, Cole, Cooper, Gasconade, Howard, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Maries, Marion, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Osage, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan and Warren)

Area 3 (Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Washington and Wayne)

Area 4 (Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster and Wright)

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