The Cost
Share Program will use the following review process:
1.Resource Coordinator works with landowner to complete application.
2.Coordinator receives application to ensure it is complete and
eligible.
3.Coordinator works with NRCS District Conservationist, IDNR Resource
Specialist, Youngs Creek Conservation Resource Coordinator, and Johnson
County SWCD Director to prioritize applications.Applications will be rated according to the Youngs Creek Cost-Share
Ranking Sheet (Appendix B).
4.Field visits for high rankings will be completed to ensure the
ranking process was done properly.
5.Once prioritizing and the field visit are complete, the application
will go through an approval process from the Johnson County SWCD Board of
Supervisors.Money awarded to
landowners will be in the following fashion:
·“High” rankings will receive priority for the first 6
months.
·Those ranking “high” and
“medium” will receive cost-share money during the second 6 months of
the program with “high” rankings having priority
·“High”, “medium” and
“low” rankings will be funded during the second year of the program.“High” rankings will be given first priority; “medium” will
be given second priority.
When less than $300 remain as cost share funds are allocated,
those funds will be held to cover any errors and/or omissions. The
SWCD Board of Supervisors can negotiate with the person in line to receive
the last approved practice to reduce cost-share amounts or percentages so
the final
cost-share funds can be used. All questions regarding practice
approvals and fund allocations will be decided by the Johnson County SWCD
in consultation, as necessary, with IDEM.
Cost-share
allocation for projects will be based on the original estimated costs.Differences between estimated costs and final costs will need to be
covered by the applicant.
The
319A cost-share form is used for agricultural cost-share activities. It
requires that a conservation plan, which includes pest and nutrient
management, be applied in all fields that receive cost-share funds. In
addition, a plan map, showing the location of all practices, a copy of the
nutrient and pesticide management plan checklist, and copies of all bills
or receipts must be submitted with the form.
The NRCS
District Conservationist, IDNR Resource Specialist has agreed to review
and approve BMP installation according to NRCS Technical Guide standards.The coordinator will be responsible, with the help from the NRCS
District Conservationist, IDNR Resource Specialist, and Youngs Creek
Conservation Resource Coordinator, for the administration aspect of this
cost-share program.
