during the first year the program was in operation about 9,000 people contacted a field office or attended a local workshop about the csp the first year. about 4,800 producer requests were registered at the local field office. of these, 2,800 complete the self-assessment put forth by the program and made application towards the program. and finally, 2,180 contracts were approved as eligible for the conservation security program. the usda actually accepted all eligible csp applications that were submitted during the first sign-up period.