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The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.86 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program to support private landowners in Missouri in applying voluntary conservation practices from September 2021 through September 2024. The funding will support landowners in reducing soil erosion, improving soil health, water quality and quantity, wildlife habitat, and grazing conditions through conservation practices....

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $255,970 cooperative agreement to the Kansas Alliance For Wetlands And Streams Inc. from September 29, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the Conservation Reserve Program. The funding will support increased conservation planning assistance and long-term stewardship for the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program and related easement programs in Kansas. As authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill,...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $5.9 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. on September 22, 2022 to educate private landowners about USDA conservation programs and assist with implementing conservation projects through September 30, 2025. The funding supports Pheasants Forever's work to conserve soil, water, and wildlife in Minnesota under the Conservation Reserve Program. Authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized in 2018, the CRP...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,844,839 cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program. The award will fund efforts to enhance and improve habitat cover on private lands in Ohio for multiple wildlife species and the protection, enhancement, and development of habitat for threatened and endangered species from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. As authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and governed...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The $468,942 award will enable the Bartholomew County Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct quality assurance reviews of completed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) work, including CRP data pulls, site visits for CRP establishment, maintenance, and re-enrollment, and status review completion. This...

The Natural Resource Conservation Service awarded a $9,483,895.85 cooperative agreement to the Illinois Department of Agriculture from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 under the Conservation Reserve Program. The purpose of this agreement is to address conservation staffing capacity challenges through the delivery of technical and outreach services to agricultural producers in Illinois. As the sub-awardee, the Illinois Department of Agriculture will leverage its existing relationships with...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $770,574 Cooperative Agreement to Ripley County Soil & Water Conservation District on Feb 20, 2024 under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The agreement is for the recipient to conduct quality assurance reviews of completed CRP work along with the NRCS liaison, and address any issues identified. This would include CRP data pulls, establishment, maintenance and re-enrollment site work....

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Pheasants Forever, Inc. a $363,741.55 cooperative agreement from September 29, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The funding will support efforts to increase awareness and implementation of natural resource conservation practices and USDA and partner programs among non-traditional partners, customers, and historically underserved audiences in Missouri. As the Conservation Reserve Program aims...

The Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission will receive $4.5 million through a cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award, made under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069), will support the development of a statewide Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) plan from May 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025. The CRP aims to assist agricultural landowners with costs associated with converting highly...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts from March 2023 through September 2027 under the Conservation Reserve Program. The funding will support the grantee's provision of timely survey data gathering and access to unmanned aerial vehicle and light detection and ranging technology, allowing for rapid collection of very high-quality, site-specific data to inform the agency's conservation...