Contracting Information (Last Modified: 09/26/2007)

512.0 – General

512.1 – Required State Actions

512.2 – Definitions

512.3 – NRCS Responsibilities

512.4 – FSA Responsibilities

Subpart B – Conservation Plan Schedule of Operation

512.10 – General

512.11 – Applicable Conservation Treatment

512.12 – Conservation Treatment Already on the Land

Subpart C – Application for Assistance

512.20 – General

512.21 – Signature Authority for Businesses

512.22 – Eligibility

512.23 – Submitting Applications

512.24 – Processing Applications

512.25 – Evaluating Applications

512.26 – Status of Applications

512.27 – Servicing Unfunded Applications

512.28 – Public Access to Data

Subpart D – Cost-Sharing and Incentive Payments

512.30 – Methods of Making Cost-Sharing and Incentive Payments

512.31 – Developing Average-Cost Data

512.32 – Establishing Cost-Share, Incentive Payment, and Recurring Payment Rates

512.33 – Maintaining Eligible Practice and Cost Lists

512.34 – Use of Other Funds

Subpart E – Contracting

512.40 – Participant Responsibilities

512.41 – Joint Agreements

512.42 – Establishing Conservation Program Contracts in ProTracts

512.43 – Components and Assembly of Contract File

512.44 – Special Provisions for Conservation Program Contracts

512.45 – Contract Period and Limitations

512.46 – Signing and Approving Contract Documents

512.47 – Numbering and Distributing Contracts

512.48 – Servicing Multistate Contracts

Subpart F – Contract Administration

512.50 – Modifications

512.51 – Modification Procedures

512.52 – Destruction of Practices

512.53 – Reapplication of Conservation Treatment

512.54 – Transfer of Land

512.55 – Contract Reviews

512.56 – Practice Documentation, Certification, and Quality Assurance

512.57 – Canceling and Terminating Contracts

512.58 – Recovery of Costs

Subpart G – Conservation Program Payments

512.60 – Applying for Cost-Share or Incentive Payments

512.61 – Applying for Recurring Payments

512.62 – Payment Assignments

512.63 – TSP Payments

512.64 – Disapproval of Payment Applications

512.65 – Payments Not Authorized

512.66 – Designating Payment Shares

512.67 – Partial Payments

512.68 – Claims, Collections, and Offsets

512.69 – Erroneous and Other Special Payments

Subpart H – Violations

512.70 – Handling Contract Violations

512.71 - Documenting Potential Contract Violations

512.72 – Filing of False Payment Applications

Subpart I – Fund Management

512.80 - General

512.81 - FFIS Fund Structure

512.82 - Fund Management Timeline

512.83 - Fund Allocations

512.84 - Fund Allocation Changes

512.85 - Contract-Level Fund Management

Subpart J – Exhibits

512.90 – Summary of Forms Used

512.91 – Sample Letters

512.92 – Summary of General Program Eligibility

512.93 – Checklist for Six-Part Folder

512.94 – Conservation Program Contract – Other Special Provisions

512.95 – Conservation Program Contract – Special Provisions for Equal Opportunity

512.96 – Example of Servicing Multi-State Applications and Contracts

512.97 – Indicators of Erroneous Payments

512.98 - Program Eligibility Matrices for Individuals, Entities, and Joint Operations

512.99 - Guidance for Transferring Contracted Land in ProTracts