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The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to Ecostudies Institute to assist with conducting prescribed ecological burning on multiple agricultural lands under conservation and wetland reserve easements from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027. The award is being made under the Wetlands Reserve Program (CFDA #10.072), which aims to restore and protect wetlands on eligible lands through permanent or long-term easements or restoration...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $122,904 cooperative agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University on September 2, 2022 under the Wetlands Reserve Program. The university will assess where pollinator enhancements by NRCS are most urgently needed and provide a framework for planning future investments in light of climate change. The Wetlands Reserve Program assists landowners in restoring and protecting wetlands on eligible lands through permanent...

The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. (WWA) will receive $200,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). WWA will work cooperatively with the Service to administer the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program in Wisconsin to benefit federal trust resources on private land. Specifically, WWA will obligate funds and implement habitat...

Summary On September 8, 2025, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $893,666.35 to Western Maryland Resource Conservation And Development Area, Inc. (WMRCD) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), CFDA 10.931. The award funds the implementation of restoration and management activities for properties enrolled in ACEP-Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE) and the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) through December 31, 2029. As...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $1,059,057.23 Cooperative Agreement to Western Maryland Resource Conservation And Development Area, Inc. on August 31, 2024. The award, made under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931), is for the implementation of restoration and management activities on properties enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program's Wetlands Reserve Easement...

This $661,399.51 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will add capacity to assist NRCS with promoting and delivering USDA programs, primarily through the promotion of new Wetlands Reserve Easement (WRE) enrollments and assisting with the backlog of stewardship needs on past WRE/Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) sites. The award, effective from...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $300,419 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. The agreement, dated September 30, 2023, will provide monitoring of easements and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), as well as CRP signup outreach, primarily in central and eastern Wisconsin. The non-profit organization will conduct wetland and grassland habitat restoration work with...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $1,339,903.64 and an award date of October 1, 2024, is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award supports The Trust For Tomorrow, a non-profit organization, in providing specialized assistance to develop Wetland Restoration Plans of Operation (WRPOs), deliver technical services, and facilitate the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, will fund the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla to develop a Wetland Program Plan (WPP) for the coastal wetlands of Puerto Rico. The $466,577 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will support the university's collaboration with Protectores de Cuencas Inc. and Environmental Mapping...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,702,561 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). The grant will fund the placement of perpetual conservation easements on 1,118.754 acres of coastal wetlands and uplands in Dorchester County, Maryland, expanding the resilience of the nearby Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area. The project...