{"slug":"us-usda-fsa-conservation-reserve-enhancement-program","name":"Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)","provider":{"name":"USDA Farm Service Agency with state partners","type":"federal"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":null,"locality":null,"scope":"national","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"cost_share","benefit":"Annual rental payments, up to 50% cost share and extra state incentives for planting trees and buffers in designated CREP project areas","summary":"CREP is a state-partnered offshoot of CRP. States, tribes and nonprofits sign agreements with FSA to target a specific problem (usually water quality) in a defined area, and landowners there get CRP rental payments plus added incentives for practices such as planting trees, native grasses and streamside buffers. Contracts run 10 to 15 years.","eligibility":"Farmers and landowners with eligible land inside a designated CREP project area who can implement and maintain the practices. Project areas and rules vary by state agreement.","how_to_apply":"Contact your local FSA office to ask whether your land is in a CREP project area and to submit an offer. Enrollment periods vary by project.","url":"https://www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/programs/conservation-reserve-enhancement-program-crep","source_url":"https://www.fsa.usda.gov/resources/programs/conservation-reserve-enhancement-program-crep","season":"Varies by state CREP agreement; many accept offers continuously","program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":null,"updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/us-usda-fsa-conservation-reserve-enhancement-program","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/us-usda-fsa-conservation-reserve-enhancement-program.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}