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This 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) provides $318,606.00 to the California Resource Conservation And Development Council Association, Inc. to implement a pilot program to enhance the retention of interns and workforce participants in priority underserved locations. The funding will be used to execute portions of a plan developed under a previous award...

The Resource Conservation District of Monterey County received a $150,000 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). This 3-year project will provide outreach, technical assistance, and conservation services to agricultural producers in Monterey County. Key activities include invasive species removal, riparian habitat restoration, forest health improvement, and...

The Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD) received a $110,000 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). The award, which runs from August 1, 2023 to September 29, 2026, supports ACRCD's efforts to provide outreach, workshops, conservation planning, biological support, wildlife monitoring, general Farm Bill assistance, and urban agriculture...

The Monterey County Resource Conservation District (RCD) has been awarded a $149,999 Cooperative Agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902). The award, effective October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, will support the RCD in filling local and regional gaps in conservation technical assistance and outreach needed to implement...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1.4 million, 5-year Cooperative Agreement to the Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts (RIACD) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The funding supports RIACD's outreach, education, and technical assistance to private landowners, government agencies, tribes, and other groups on climate-smart conservation practices, particularly related to the Environmental Quality...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to Limestone Valley Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, Inc. from July 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The funding will support development of a nine element watershed-based plan for the Cartetay River watershed in Georgia. Under the cooperative agreement, Limestone Valley Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, Inc. will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $241,109 Cooperative Agreement to The Institute for Community Research, Inc. (the Institute) to increase connections between young urban farmers and Connecticut's conservation offices. The project, funded under the Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902) program, aims to enhance climate-smart agriculture practices and conservation assistance in underserved communities. Over the 2-year project period...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $651,628 Cooperative Agreement to the First Nations Development Institute to develop the conservation leadership skills of 15 Native natural resource professionals in the Northern Great Plains region. The project, funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), will provide training, mentoring, and capacity-building activities to enhance the capabilities of these professionals in...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,420,000 cooperative agreement to First Nations Development Institute under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The two-year award running from June 2022 to June 2024 will support advancing Native ecological stewardship in Colorado. Under the agreement, First Nations Development Institute will provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations through the...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation to strengthen the USDA-NRCS Diversity Recruitment Mission in support of the Natural Resource Career Development Program. The award will support the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902) from July 25, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Under the agreement, the Foundation will work with NRCS to provide conservation technical...