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Submit to Agricultural Voluntary Incentive Program (AgVIP) Application 2026

Application Information

Welcome to the 2026 application for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food's Agricultural Voluntary Incentive Program (AgVIP)! This grant is open to individuals or entities interested in soil health and nutrient management projects on their agricultural operation. The grant application closes on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT.

 

You will be required to work with a UDAF conservation planner to help you complete the application. Please use the staff list below to find and contact a planner in your area:

 

If you live in Box Elder, Cache, or Rich Counties:

  • Nick Reithel (385) 229-9078 or njreithel@utah.gov
  • Abby Porter (385) 522-1873 or abigailporter@utah.gov
  • Colton Perry (435) 257-5403 or coltonperry@utah.gov
  • Ben Law (385) 622-3461 or blaw@utah.gov

 

If you live in Weber, Davis, Morgan, or Summit Counties:

  • Nick Reithel (385) 229-9078 or njreithel@utah.gov
  • Jace Atkinson (385) 258-4602 or jnatkinson@utah.gov
  • Emily Bishop-Valles (385) 630-8043 or ebishop@utah.gov
  • Parker Wayment (801) 629-0575 or pwayment@utah.gov

 

If you live in Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, or Wasatch Counties:

  • Nick Reithel (385) 229-9078 or njreithel@utah.gov
  • Logan Davis (435) 640-3051 or ldavis1@utah.gov
  • Rachel Winder (385) 377-9440 or rachelwinder@utah.gov
  • Daniel Gunnell (435) 749-0853 or drgunnell@utah.gov

 

If you live in Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, or Wayne Counties:

  • Quade Fautin (385) 501-9519 or qfautin@utah.gov
  • Jesse Durrant (435) 253-1937 or jessedurrant@utah.gov
  • BreeAnn Bloomfield (385) 499-5132 or bbloomfield2@utah.gov
  • JP Contreras (435) 660-8110 or jcontreras@utah.gov

 

If you live in Beaver, Iron, Washington, Garfield, or Kane Counties:

  • Quade Fautin (385) 501-9519 or qfautin@utah.gov
  • Wally Dodds (435) 690-1015 or wdodds@utah.gov
  • Jake Benson (435) 572-5004 or jakebenson@utah.gov
  • Tyce Palmer (435) 691-1498 or tpalmer@utah.gov

 

If you live in Duchesne, Uintah, or Daggett Counties:

  • Stephanie Nelson (385) 377-9956 or stephanienelson@utah.gov
  • Darrell Gillman (435) 823-1064 or dgillman@utah.gov

 

If you live in Carbon, Emery, Grand, or San Juan Counties:

  • Quade Fautin (385) 501-9519 or qfautin@utah.gov
  • Julie Weber (435) 381-2300 or julieweber@utah.gov
  • Ryan Jones (435) 899-1048 or ryanj@utah.gov

 

Program Information

AgVIP is comprised of required and voluntary elements. All producers who are selected to participate in the program are required to have a comprehensive nutrient management plan, at a minimum.  Additional voluntary elements allow producers to earn monetary incentives for practices such as soil health, water quality, and other conservation elements. The full program and payment structure can be viewed on the program website at https://ag.utah.gov/conservation/agricultural-voluntary-incentive-program/. All incentives are contingent on successful completion conservation plan elements, verification by UDAF staff, and producer record keeping (may include, but is not limited to: nutrients and rates applied, planting/harvest dates, grazing dates and numbers, limited financial information, etc). If you have further questions, please email Katie Ottmann, AgVIP Program Manager, at katieottmann@utah.gov or (385) 224-9447.  

 

Eligibility

To be eligible for AgVIP, applicants must:

  • Be willing to implement a comprehensive nutrient management plan for the duration of the AgVIP contract if they are selected for funding and a UDAF planner determines that it is applicable to their operation.
  • Confirm that all fields included in this application are located within the State of Utah and are under the applicant's management control (can be owned or leased).

 

At this time, the follow agricultural systems ARE eligible for AgVIP:

  • Alfalfa/corn/small grain rotations (or similar)
  • Wheat/fallow rotations
  • Annual fruit and vegetable crops (such as melons, squash, pumpkins, sweet corn, onions, etc.)
  • Hay, forage crops, and irrigated pastures
  • Perennial specialty crops (such as fruit/nut orchards, berries, vineyards, etc.)
  • Crops in hoop houses

 

At this time the following systems are NOT eligible for AgVIP:

  • Christmas trees
  • Cut flowers
  • Range ground

 

If you have a mix of eligible and ineligible systems within your operation you may still apply. However, only answer questions as they relate to your eligible production systems. When asked about number of acres, do not count any ineligible acres. If you have a question about which aspects of your production system are eligible, please reach out to a UDAF staff member.

 

UtahID & Submittable Information

  • You will need to create a UtahID account before creating and using a Submittable account.   You must be signed into your UtahID account each time you use Submittable. If you have applied for a UDAF grant via Submittable, please use the UtahID account that you have already set up to log in to your Submittable account.
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  • If you need additional support setting up your UtahID, visit the UtahID Help Desk or call 801- 538-3440.  

 

Utah Open Records Law

If awarded: your application, project reports, and subsequent annual reporting may be subject to public disclosure.   The Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), Utah Code Section 63G-2-101 et seq., is Utah’s open records law and the state equivalent of the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Through GRAMA, the public may request access to certain records maintained by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.

For more information on Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s procedures and policies for requests for state records, it may be helpful to review Utah Department of Agriculture & Food's Policy. 

 

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