Cooperative Agreement 22IC11132762455

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 New Mexico State University a $504,964.60 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program to develop a dynamic, interactive, online spatial decision support system accounting for diverse variables relevant to water stress. The system will incorporate climate, hydrology, cultural, and economic factors to support water resource planning and management in New Mexico. With a project period from June 2022 through June...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency, awarded a $475,000 cooperative agreement to Amps International, LLC on February 23, 2024 to implement the "Caribbean Tri-Island Equity Through Conservation Youth Outreach & Leadership Development Project" under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This project aims to provide conservation technical assistance, education, outreach, and implementation of soil and water conservation practices in...

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The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources will receive $159,951.86 through a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to conduct safety inspections and provide copies of emergency action plans for existing USDA-NRCS funded watershed dams in Nebraska. The funding is provided under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902) to support conservation technical assistance efforts through October 31, 2025. As the...

The National Park Service awarded a $270,300 cooperative agreement to the Mississippi Park Connection on September 16, 2022 through the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The project will develop best management practices to maintain and restore floodplain forest habitat along the Mississippi River in Minnesota through September 2025. As the principle means by which NPS evaluates and improves watershed, landscape, and coastal resource health while sustaining biological...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation), provides $495,830 to New Mexico State University (NMSU) to "STANDARDIZE SPATIALLY EXPLICIT ECOSYSTEM INFORMATION RELEVANT TO CONSERVATION PLANNING" over the period of Sep 19, 2023 to Sep 30, 2026. This award supports NMSU's work to deliver technical assistance, training, and education services to private landowners,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $869,746 to the University of Montana to support the collection of inventory, monitoring, and assessment data in riparian and wetland habitats in Nevada. The key activities to be performed include: Conducting random and targeted riparian and wetland surveys using standardized Aquatic Inventory, Assessment, and Monitoring...

This $2,811,226.54 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) to the World Resources Institute (WRI). The grant aims to support three national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in priority countries to investigate nature crimes and assist authorities in building nature crime cases. Key objectives include...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $299,043.70 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) on Sep 29, 2023. The award titled "GRAZING LAND MANAGEMENT FOR RIPARIAN HEALTH: A COLLABORATION AND PEER TO PEER LEARNING INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING RIPARIAN HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA" will support a 2-year project focused on improving riparian health and resilience in western South...