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Earn up to $30,000 for Your CRP Land.
Join a university research study on planned burning and land stewardship
15-min eligibility survey
$25 guaranteed for completing the survey
HOW IT WORKS
This survey link is accessible by invitation only.
Questions? Contact the Texas A&M University research team at research@xxx.edu | (737) 366-1262
How to participate
Phase 1:
Open Enrollment
(Days 1-45)
Complete a 15-minute survey and receive $25.
At the end of the survey, you can choose whether you want to apply for the Planned Burn Program.
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Want to apply? Check the box at the end of the survey.
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Not interested? Submit the survey and keep the $25.
There is no obligation to conduct a burn.
Phase 2:
Selection and Notification
(Days 46 - 60)
Because funding is limited, only some applicants will be selected.
Earlier survey responses can increase your chances of being selected.
If you are selected, we will contact you within two weeks after enrollment closes.
Selected participants will have one year to complete their planned burn.
Phase 3:
Verification and Payment
After your planned burn is completed, we will verify.
Once verified, there is a two-week waiting period before final payment is set.
During this period, you may change your payment option.
Payment
How Payment Works
You earn money for each acre you burn (up to 100 acres).
You can:
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keep all acres in the lottery option, or
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switch any number of acres to a guaranteed fixed payment.
You can change your choice before the final deadline.
Payment Options
Example
Let's say you burned 50 acres.
You will receive 50 lottery tickets. (potential earnings: $0 - $15,000)
Out of 50 tickets, you decide to exchange 10 of them for the fixed payment. This gives you:
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$150 guaranteed payment (10 x $15), and
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40 lottery tickets for a chance to win up to $12,000 more.​
Your Current Option: Lottery
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Each burned acre = 1 ticket
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Each ticket has a 1 in 20 chance to earn $300
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If you don't have a winning ticket, you receive $0
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Maximum possible payment (100 acres): $30,000​
Trade for Fixed Payment
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You can exchange any number of your tickets for a guaranteed payment
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Each ticket exchanged = $15 guaranteed
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You can keep some in the lottery and move some to fixed
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Maximum guaranteed payment (100 acres): $1,500