NRCS Funding Guide – Sun Pumps

Get 50–75% reimbursed. We've supplied the spec packet for 600+ approved applications.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service cost-shares solar livestock pumps under Practice 533 (Pumping Plant) and 614 (Watering Facility). If your application is in motion, or you’re thinking about applying, we’ll supply the spec sheet your TSP needs.

600+

Approved applications we’ve documented

2 wks

Typical turnaround on equipment list

How NRCS funding works (in plain English)

From local USDA office to flowing trough: 6 to 14 months.

Month 0

Visit your USDA Service Center

Month 1–3

Conservation plan written

Month 3–5

Application ranked & funded

Month 5–7 · WE STEP IN

We spec the system

Month 7–12

Install, certify, get paid

The exact paperwork NRCS needs. Nothing extra.

Example Equipment List (NRCS format) · DRAFT
            ↓ EXAMPLE.PDF
        

Pumping Plant · Practice 533
Producer: Maitland Cattle, LLC
Tract / Field: T-4827, F-12 (north pasture well)
County: Platte, WY

                        QTY
                        
                        ITEM
                        UNIT
                        EXT
                    
                        1
                        
                        Sun Pumps SCS-180 helical-rotor
                        $3,450
                        $3,450
                    
                        6
                        SP-265W solar panel
                        $268
                        $1,608
                    
                        1
                        SP-MPPT-60 controller
                        $485
                        $485
                    
                        1
                        2-pole mount kit (6-panel)
                        $640
                        $640
                    
                        250 ft
                        12 AWG submersible cable
                        $1.85
                        $463
                    
                        1
                        Float switch + 50 ft cable
                        $95
                        $95
                    
            Subtotal · pumping plant
            $6,741
        
            ⓘ
            EQIP rate FY26 · WY · 65% reimbursement = $4,381

QTY	ITEM	UNIT	EXT
1	Sun Pumps SCS-180 helical-rotor	$3,450	$3,450
6	SP-265W solar panel	$268	$1,608
1	SP-MPPT-60 controller	$485	$485
1	2-pole mount kit (6-panel)	$640	$640
250 ft	12 AWG submersible cable	$1.85	$463
1	Float switch + 50 ft cable	$95	$95

Which practices apply

You don't need to know the codes. We do.

533

Pumping Plant

The solar pump itself, panels, controller, wiring, mounting, and the well-to-tank plumbing.

50–75%

614

Watering Facility

Stock tanks, troughs, pipelines, valves, and freeze protection on the discharge side.

50–75%

516

Livestock Pipeline

Buried distribution lines from the pump source to multiple troughs across pastures.

50–65%

If you only do one thing

Talk to us before you sign your EQIP contract

Practice rates and equipment caps change yearly. We’ll tell you (for free, in 15 minutes) whether your project pencils out before you commit.