ACEP-ALE Program Agreements Fact Sheet
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To improve the length of time for initial processing of approvals for Cooperative or Grant Agreements, as well as associated modifications to those agreements, NRCS developed an approach that will use a combination of ACEP-ALE Program Agreements, along with associated individual ACEP-ALE Parcel Cost-Share Contracts.
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