District Staff Assisted
- West - 22
- Southeast - 41
- Central - 43
- Northeast - 32
CACAT and SCC offer a range of technical assistance services to support conservation districts with ACAP project planning, evaluation, and implementation, including site visits, proposal development, and design support. These services typically include evaluating resource concerns, developing BMP recommendations, creating design packages, and offering training opportunities for district staff.
Launched in December 2024, the Engineering Assistance Request Program (EARP) supports ACAP conservation projects by offering basic and advanced technical services, including planning, surveying, design, and construction oversight, utilizing staff support and contracted engineers.
Total Engineering Assistance Requests
- PAS Emergency Approval Requests - 9
- ACAP Design Proposals - 9
- Design, Construction Oversite Checkout - 10
Practice Approval System (PAS)
Launched in June of 2025, the Practice Approval System (PAS) empowers conservation professionals under delegation agreements to independently design and approve conservation practices through a structured certification and training process, supported by ongoing reviews for quality assurance. Six packages of conservation practices have been developed and a series of fundamental and applied training events are being launched throughout 2025 and 2026. Completion of training, a mock practice design package, and an actual project design are required steps in the PAS certification process.
To ensure ACAP projects continue to move forward while PAS is being rolled out, we have granted PAS Emergency Temporary Approval to conservation district staff who have proven competency in projects they are planning, with oversight by HRG, Inc., SCC, and CACAT staff. 9 PAS Emergency Approvals have been given for projects such as fence, animal trails and walkways, access roads, stream corridor, and roof gutters.
HRG
HRG is a key partner in the success of ACAP Technical Assistance. HRG provides two key services to ACAP.
- Engineering assistance to a select number of ACAP projects across the Commonwealth
- Development of the Practice Approval System (PAS)
