Ranch Systems and Viability Planning (RSVP) Network — Sustainable Ranching Initiative

What you can get

Cost-share: WWF pays up to 50% of the balance of total project cost not covered by the rancher and/or contributing partner, maximum $60,000 per ranch; costs based on NRCS state Conservation Practice Scenario rates; paid after completion and site verification. Also financial assistance to attend continuing education. • Eligibility: ranch in NGP ecoregion of MT, SD, NE or WY; larger than 1,000 acres for full program benefits; keep enrolled acreage intact (no conversion to cropland) for ten years; develop and follow a grazing management plan for ten years; allow periodic ecological monitoring. Past uses: Ranching for Profit schools, grazing and soil health workshops, water and fence infrastructure, beaver dam analogs, grazing plans, grazing software. Cost-share policy (cap and eligible practices) reviewed annually. 111 ranches (~1,266,453 acres) enrolled to date.