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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 National Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to strengthen the agency's Natural Resource Career Development Program (NRCDP) diversity recruitment efforts. As the sub-awardee, Texas A&M University-Kingsville will support NRCDP's mission under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program by delivering technical assistance and training from July 2022 through September...

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 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 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 $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 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Lake County Watershed Protection District on September 11, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The primary products and services delivered through this award include conducting a conjunctive use study for the Adobe Creek Reservoir and executing repairs on a detention structure located on Kelsey Creek. These deliverables are...