Programs Available in Tillamook County
| Financial Assistance Programs | Examples of What You Could Use it For and Who to Call for More Information |
|---|---|
| TEP Backyard Planting Program | Cost-free; voluntary assistance program for private landowners who want to remove invasive species from their streamsides and improve habitats for fish and wildlife. http://www.tbnep.org/backyard-planting.php. Call Tillamook County SWCD (503) 457-9024 for more information. |
| TCCA Environmental Stewardship Program | Finances individual Tillamook County Creamery Association member projects to protect the environment. Call Tillamook County SWCD (503) 457-9024 for more information. |
| SWCD/MEAD Revolving Loan Fund | Low interest loans to help agricultural producers to implement water quality improvement projects. Call Tillamook County SWCD (503) 457-9024 for more information. |
| Oregon Riparian Lands Tax Incentive Program | Agricultural and forest landowners are able to set up their riparian areas into a management plan that will remove the property taxes for the land in the program. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/lands/tax_overview.asp. Call Joy Vaughan, ODFW (503) 947-6089 for more information. |
| FSA Farm Loans | Purchase farmland; construct buildings or other capital improvements; implement conservation practices; operating loans; emergencies. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-loan-programs/index . Call FSA Service Center (503) 648-3174 ext 106 for more information. |
| EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program Signup Opportunities in Tillamook County | The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program that helps agricultural producers in a manner that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible goals. Through EQIP, agricultural producers receive financial and technical assistance to implement structural and management conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/or/programs/financial/eqip/. Call USDA NRCS at NRCS (503) 842-2848 for more information. |
| Conservation Technical Assistance | Free technical assistance with planning conservation or working with natural resources. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/technical/cta/. Call USDA NRCS (503) 842-2848 for more information. |
| Conservation Stewardship Program (CStP) | Participants earn payments for conservation performance-the higher the performance; the higher the payment. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/or/programs/financial/csp/. Call USDA NRCS at NRCS (503) 842-2848 for more information. |
| Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) | Competitive grants for developing and adopting innovative approches and technologies for conservation on agricultural lands. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/or/programs/financial/cig/. Call USDA NRCS at NRCS (503) 842-2848 for more information. |
| Clean Water Loans (for failing septic systems) | Loans to allow homeowners to pay for all costs associated with repairing failing septic systems. Special rates and deferred payment options may be available for homeowners with lower incomes. A partnership between Oregon DEQ and Craft3. https://www.craft3.org/Borrow/clean-water-loans. Call Craft3 (888) 231-2170 for more information. |
| Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) | Financial and technical assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/or/programs/easements/acep/. Call USDA NRCS at NRCS (503) 842-2848 for more information. |
| Aggie Bond Lending Program | Low interest loan program that can be used by young or beginning farmers to finance capital purchases including agricultural land. http://www.oregon4biz.com/How-We-Can-Help/Finance-Programs/Aggie-Bond/. Call Oregon Business Development Department (503) 986-0172 for more information. |