The Cooperative Agreement award of $135,303.17 from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service will provide direct technical assistance to producers in Arkansas from September 2022 through August 2025. The funding supports the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which aims to conserve soil and water resources through a network of conservation professionals assisting private landowners, conservation districts, tribes and other organizations....
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission will receive $500,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to accelerate delivery of conservation programs and technical assistance to agricultural producers in Arkansas. Under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, the Commission will utilize the Arkansas Technical Service Provider program to provide $500k in conservation technical assistance to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a 5-year, $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Trade And Consumer Protection Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture to collaborate on employing Conservation Engineer Specialist positions. These positions will provide technical assistance to the parties on the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this agreement is to support the delivery of conservation technical...
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was awarded a $199,995 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) to build local capacity and reduce fishers' vulnerability to climate change impacts in Puerto Rico. The key activities under this 2-year award include: Providing capacity building support through the Strengths of Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration (SOAR) network Financing aquaculture...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931), provides $319,692.27 in funding to Foresight Conservation, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization, to place a partner conservationist in an NRCS field office in Washington to support natural resource conservation and easement placement efforts. The funding will be used to deliver technical assistance,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA Program 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, provides $1,130,866.00 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to deliver an innovative partnership solution addressing insufficient technical assistance capacity identified by the NRCS and many partners. The award, effective September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2026, will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,445,376.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) to Foresight Conservation, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Bellevue, Idaho. The purpose of this 5-year agreement is to provide technical assistance services for NRCS conservation easements throughout the state of Pennsylvania. The agreement supports critical environmental initiatives such...
The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Tides Center to train agricultural producers in sustainable agricultural practices under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902). The two-year award will support training producers in New Mexico to utilize modern tools, equipment, and techniques alongside traditional Native American agricultural practices to make ongoing agricultural activities...
The Soil and Water Conservation Society, Incorporated (SWCS) will provide conservation technical assistance services totaling $257,300 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). The award is part of the USDA NRCS' Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program and runs from May 16, 2022 through April 30, 2024. Under the agreement, SWCS will assist private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Oregon State University $125,000 under the Soil and Water Conservation Cooperative Agreement program (CFDA 10.902) from September 9, 2022 through July 31, 2027. The funding will support OSU's efforts to expand outreach and technical assistance for the Western Center for Conservation through training on new tools and other activities. The Soil and Water Conservation program aims to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners,...