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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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Tuscola County Soil Conservation District in Michigan to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The project period runs from September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary federal initiative that provides financial incentives to agricultural producers to convert environmentally...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069), provides $248,832 in funding to the Kosciusko Soil & Water Conservation District in Indiana to PROVIDE CRP WORKLOAD ASSISTANCE TO AUGMENT NRCS STAFF TO ENSURE COMPLETION OF CRP WORKLOAD. The award period runs from September 2, 2025 through August 16, 2030. The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary federal initiative that provides financial...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,332,000 Cooperative Agreement to Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in Indiana. The purpose of the award is to AUGMENT NRCS STAFF TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE OUTSTANDING CRP WORKLOAD WITHIN THE STATE. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary federal program that provides financial incentives to agricultural producers to convert environmentally sensitive cropland...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $358,905 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) to the South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts. The purpose of this 3-year award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to provide professional development and training to all Conservation District employees in South Dakota. The Conservation Reserve Program aims to...

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...