Cooperative Agreement 5930507006

This $908,136.79 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), aims to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management. The prime awardee, World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF), is collaborating with three rancher-led organizations in Nebraska and Montana to strengthen and expand grazing schools, workshops, and ranching for profit programs...

The University of Northern Iowa will receive $188,592 under a cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey to evaluate the vegetation response to haying and grazing practices under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The research will analyze mid-contract management and emergency use of CRP lands in drought-prone regions from March 2022 through March 2025. This work supports the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) by providing data to help...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the Sandhills Task Force, a rancher-led non-profit organization. The funding supports the collaborative design and implementation of custom grazing plans and conservation projects on over 40,000 acres of land in Nebraska. Additionally, the agreement establishes a ranch internship program to develop new...

This $285,271.49 Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) supports the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV), a non-profit regional conservation partnership, in integrating social science and communications to drive invasive woody plant management in Texas. The funding will enable PLJV to conduct social science research to improve conservation outreach and increase adoption of...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1,100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. This award supports a 5-year project to address the critical issue of grassland loss in North America. Key objectives include: increasing cooperation among federal land managers to address woody encroachment, improving the performance of...

The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC), doing business as Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, will receive $350,000 through a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). NGLC will advance educational opportunities for NRCS employees in partnership with state grazing lands coalitions to support climate-smart agricultural practices on grazing lands from...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $300,000.00 in funding to the National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC), doing business as the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, to demonstrate a climate-smart, supply-chain ready method of delivering progressive conservation technical assistance on grazing lands. The award period runs from July 20,...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $332,233 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) on February 28, 2024. The purpose of this 32-month award under the Grassland Reserve Program (CFDA 10.920) is to evaluate the ecosystem benefits of Farm Bill conservation practices on wetlands in the Playa Lakes region. As part of the agreement, UTA will collaborate with the University of...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Kansas State University $843,870 under a Cooperative Agreement from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. The funding supports using vulnerability analysis to guide woody plant control outreach efforts in maintaining and improving identified core grasslands in Kansas. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Reserve Program, which aims to conserve and improve soil, water, and wildlife resources. Kansas State University will...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,029,120 Project Grant to Playa Lakes Joint Venture under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to develop a decision support tool for wildlife practices. The three-year award beginning March 31, 2021 will fund Playa Lakes Joint Venture's TREE-AGE project to create a decision support tool to help target brush management and other wildlife practices to benefit rangeland management. The tool aims to optimize...