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2008 Tribal Allocation Information

The Tribal Allocation funding process is statewide*. Therefore, no local issues were solicited. Applicants have access to all of the applicable state or national questions listed below. The questions in the national priorities section are all equal in value with a maximum possible score of 30 (6 points each). The state issues questions have a maximum possible value of 100.

* - at their request the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribe (CSKT), the Crow Tribe, and the Fort Peck Tribe each received a separate allocation out of the total tribal allocation where the reservations receive their own EQIP allocation instead of competing statewide. This process is similar to the county-specific process. Therefore, the CSKT, Crow, and Ft. Peck information must be found on the county information page under Flathead Reservation, Crow Reservation, and Fort Peck Reservation respectively.

National Priorities

Each of the national questions has an equal value. Applicants have access to any of the questions that are applicable.

  • NATIONAL 1: Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in considerable reductions of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, excess salinity in impaired watersheds, groundwater contamination or point source contamination from confined animal feeding operations?
  • NATIONAL 2: Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable amount of ground or surface water conservation?
  • NATIONAL 3: Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality Standards?
  • NATIONAL 4: Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land?
  • NATIONAL 5: Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable increase in the promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation?
State Issues

These questions are the same as has been employed in the Indian Earmark ranking criteria for the past several years which was developed in conjunction with the Tribal Conservation Issues (TCI) sub-committee of the State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC).

  • WATER RESOURCES 1: Will the application result in reduced sedimentation into streams through riparian area enhancement (391)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 2: Will the application result in reduced sedimentation into streams by increased buffer zones (390, 393)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 3: Will the application result in reduced sedimentation into streams by stabilizing critically eroding areas, e.g., streambanks or roads (580, 584, 342)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 4: Will the application result in improved animal waste management (328, 329, 340, & 633)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 5: Will the application result in reduce animal waste discharges into a stream (328, 329, 340, & 633)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 6: Will the application result in reduced saline impacts by seeding recharge areas to perennial vegetation? Points CANNOT be earned for both WATER RESOURCES 6 and WATER RESOURCES 7!
  • WATER RESOURCES 7: Will the application result in reduced saline impacts by implementing a flexible cropping system (571, 610)? Points CANNOT be earned for both WATER RESOURCES 6 and WATER RESOURCES 7!
  • WATER RESOURCES 8: Will the application result in result in reduced aquifer contamination by sealing abandoned wells (351)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 9: Will the application result in improved nutrient and/or pesticide management (590, 595)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 10: Will the application result in reduced nutrient and/or pesticides entering a water source (590, 595)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 11: Will the application result in reduced nutrient and/or pesticides entering streams or rivers upstream of domestic water supplies (590, 595)?
  • WATER RESOURCES 12: Will the application result in reduced nutrient and/or pesticides entering ponds, wetlands, or lakes (590, 595)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 1: Will the application result in the implementation of conservation practices that have a positive environmental benefit to the rangeland health resource?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 2: Will the application result in the installation of fences for riparian management to facilitate controlled access and improved grazing in riparian areas (382)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 3: Will the application result in the installation of watering facilities to replace watering access to state or tribal waters (516, 614, 574, 378)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 4: Will the application result in the installation of a watering facility in the uplands to facilitate improved livestock distribution (516, 614, 574, 378)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 5: Will the application result in the installation of fences or cross fences on uplands to facilitate improved upland grazing (382)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 6: Will the application result in the installation of a livestock access ramp to control access to state or tribal waters by livestock (575)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 7: Will the application result in the installation of a watering facility that is installed with considerations for wildlife access (648)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 8: Will the application result in the ESTABLISHMENT of improved pastures on cropland for spring and fall grazing (512, 550)? Points CANNOT be awarded for GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 8 and GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 9!
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 9: Will the application result in the ESTABLISHMENT of improved pastures on cropland for mid-summer grazing (512, 550)? Points CANNOT be awarded for GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 8 and GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 9!
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 10: Will the application result in the RENOVATION of existing improved pastures for spring and fall grazing (512, 550)? Points CANNOT be awarded for GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 10 and GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 11!
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 11: Will the application result in the RENOVATION of existing improved pastures for mid-summer grazing (512, 550)? Points CANNOT be awarded for GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 10 and GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 11!
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 12: Will the application result in accelerated treatment of NATIVE RANGELANDS (548, 314)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 13: Will the application result in the enhancement or protection of wildlife habitat or plant species identified as T&E species or species of special concern?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 14: Will the application result in noxious weed control (595)?GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 15: Will the application result in a 2-year grazing deferment recovery period due to natural disaster (fire or drought) (528)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 15: Will the application result in a 2-year grazing deferment recovery period due to natural disaster (fire or drought) (528)?
  • GRAZINGLAND HEALTH 16: Will the application result in the implementation of a prescribed grazing (528) system that balances forage production with livestock numbers for the period of the contract?
  • CROPLAND 1: Will the application result in the installation of permanent practices that treat wind erosion beyond tillage systems (380, 650, 603, 589C)?
  • CROPLAND 2: Will the application result in the installation of permanent practices that will reduce soil loss from water erosion beyond tillage systems (393, 412, 638)?
  • CROPLAND 3: Will the application result in the installation of practices for saline recharge areas that reduce saline areas (610)?
  • CROPLAND 4: Will the application result in the conversion from conventional or minimum tillage to a no-till system (346)?
  • CROPLAND 5: Will the application result in improved soil condition through the utilization of any of the soil enhancing practices in Conservation Crop Rotation (328)?
  • CROPLAND 6: Will the application result in improved soil condition through the utilization of any of the soil enhancing practices in Cover and Green Manure crops (340)?
  • FORESTLAND 1: Will the application result in the improvement to forest stand health by utilizing pre-commercial thinning techniques in Forest Stand Improvement (666)?
  • FORESTLAND 2: Will the application result in the treatment of noxious weeds on forested lands to reduce competition for resources with non-weed species and to prevent further spread of undesirable highly competitive species through Pest Management (595) or Prescribed Grazing (528)?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 1: Will this application result in an improved field irrigation system and/or conveyance system?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 2: Will this application result in the conversion of an inefficient surface system to a sprinkler system (442)? Conversion from one sprinkler system to another sprinkler system (e.g., a pivot) is not allowable!
  • IRRIGATED LAND 3: Will this application result in the improvement of surface irrigation by land leveling (464) in order to improve efficiency?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 4: Will this application result in the conversion of open earthen ditching to an efficient delivery system such as underground pipe, gated pipe, or lined conveyance system (430 or 428)?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 5: Will this application result in the conversion of a high-pressure pivot system or retrofit to a low-pressure pivot, drop-tube system (442)? Conversion from one sprinkler system to another sprinkler system (e.g., a pivot) is not allowable!
  • IRRIGATED LAND 6: Will this application result in increased in-stream flows?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 7: Will this application result in increased in-stream flows to waters identified as habitat for T&E species or species of special concern?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 8: Will this application result in the reduction of irrigation-induced salinity?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 9: Will this application result in the reduction of irrigation-induced sedimentation to streams?
  • IRRIGATED LAND 10: Will this application result in improved fish passage and/or restrict fish access to the irrigation conveyance system?

Contacts

Kris Berg, Program Specialist
Phone: 406-587-6849
Email: Kris.Berg

Carrie Mosley, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: 406-587-6967
Email: Carrie.Mosley

Last Modified: 10/09/2008

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