Cooperative Agreement NR19F3520001C001

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $167,915 Cooperative Agreement to Precision Partners LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Montgomery, Alabama. The award, effective from October 30, 2024 to April 18, 2025, is funded through the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) and will provide hands-on educational sessions tailored to the needs of historically underserved farmers, including women, veterans, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 10.902 (Soil and Water Conservation) to Lrlean Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance and support to small minority forest landowners across 19 counties in Alabama. The agreement, effective from August 2024 to July 2029, aims to help these landowners implement sustainable forestry practices, improve soil health, water...

Under the Cooperative Agreement award NR236114XXXXC005 from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will provide technical assistance for private landowners by conducting 750 landowner site visits and completing 750 forestry plans. This award is funded at $1,260,000.00 from the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) and has a performance period from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 30, 2028. The Cooperative Agreement supports the NRCS's efforts to...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $623,328 Cooperative Agreement to Natural Capital Exchange Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902). The primary focus of this award is to connect with landowners in the 20 most underserved counties in Mississippi and help them find the right NRCS programs for their land. The award period runs from September 15, 2024, to April 18, 2025....

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $374,400 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) to Expanding Resources Into Action Inc. (ERA) to increase awareness and participation in NRCS programs and services among socially disadvantaged, limited resource, women, veteran, and beginning farmers and ranchers in southwest Mississippi. The award, which will run from September 15, 2024 to...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $464,298.64 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) to promote and facilitate the implementation of conservation solutions and technology to protect, enhance, and/or restore habitat, including reforestation, seeding plans, and practice certification. This 5-year award, with a performance period from September 14, 2024 to September 14,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a $739,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Arkansas Forestry Commission to "ACCELERATE ADOPTION AND DELIVERY OF CONSERVATION FORESTRY PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS TO LANDOWNERS IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS." This award is funded through NRCS's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), which promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $949,845 Cooperative Agreement to Texas Agriforestry Small Farmers & Ranchers, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to organize and present on-site skills and information workshops for socially-disadvantaged producers in 12 distinct areas of East Texas. The program agenda will include climate and conservation techniques, innovative agricultural technologies,...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $1,444,960 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) to the North Dakota Association of Soil Conservation Districts, operating as Lincoln-Oakes Nurseries, on August 13, 2024. The project will provide training to local Soil Conservation Districts on urban conservation components, develop educational materials, coordinate...