Cooperative Agreement NR185A12XXXXC005

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $838,248.80 Cooperative Agreement to the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The award, which began on October 1, 2024 and will run through September 30, 2028, will support the organization's efforts to provide conservation technical assistance, education, and outreach services related to grazing land management and sustainable...

The University of Illinois will provide services to the Natural Resources Conservation Service under a $508,918 cooperative agreement awarded on September 1, 2022 and set to be completed by August 31, 2027. The agreement is part of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, a USDA NRCS initiative that aims to implement emergency measures to relieve hazards caused by natural disasters through runoff retardation and erosion prevention efforts. Specifically, the University will form a working...

The Natural Resource Conservation Service awarded a $9,483,895.85 cooperative agreement to the Illinois Department of Agriculture from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 under the Conservation Reserve Program. The purpose of this agreement is to address conservation staffing capacity challenges through the delivery of technical and outreach services to agricultural producers in Illinois. As the sub-awardee, the Illinois Department of Agriculture will leverage its existing relationships with...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Ecosystems Protection Service, LLC a $1.5 million cooperative agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program to provide construction assistance for easement rehabilitation and enhancement activities from September 2022 through May 2025. Specifically, the award will fund rehabilitation of prior restored easements and enhancement of previous work with new structures to further the Agricultural...

This $1,597,882.25 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) aims to efficiently obtain quality restoration of ACEP-ACEP, WRP and EWPP-FPE easement lands in Mississippi. The prime awardee, Allen Engineering & Science Inc., is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that specializes in environmental conservation and land management services....

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902) to expand outreach and education efforts related to grazing land management. The three-year award running from July 2022 to July 2025 will allow NRCS and IL GLC to promote conservation values and provide technical assistance to a more diverse population of graziers through activities such as...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $4,090,000.00 from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) will support the Association Of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation District (AISWCD) in providing conservation technical assistance to NRCS field offices in Illinois. The award, spanning from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable AISWCD to assist NRCS in implementing conservation practices...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) awarded a $156,849.27 Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2023 to the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization. The grant, made under the NRCS Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), is intended to increase public awareness and provide technical assistance to private landowners on conservation practices that improve water quality and engage landowners within the...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service, provides $507,713.00 to Allen Engineering & Science Inc. to efficiently obtain quality restoration of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) and Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) easements in Mississippi. The agreement, which runs from August 30, 2023 to September 30, 2027, is funded under the USDA's ACEP program (CFDA 10.931) to...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $260,132.95 cooperative agreement to American Conservation Experience to support easement restoration projects from August 26, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The award will provide additional capacity for American Conservation Experience to carry out easement restoration work under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, identified by CFDA #10.931, aims to...