Cooperative Agreement NR203A750001C017

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement (Grant ID: NR243A750018C013) to Agriculture Future Of America Inc. This 5-year award (Aug 2024 - Dec 2029) aims to support the NRCS's diversity outreach activities. The goal is to promote NRCS career opportunities and engage a diverse community of students and other stakeholders in NRCS programs. This award falls under the Soil and Water...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $609,006 Cooperative Agreement to Renewing The Countryside II, doing business as Renewing Countryside, under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The three-year project, beginning on March 1, 2024, will engage and empower women farmers and landowners, including beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, to learn about, understand, and implement conservation practices that will benefit the ecosystem....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $283,548 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Center of Southwest Culture, a non-profit organization, to provide a series of culturally and linguistically informed training workshops on soil regeneration, water conservation, and farm development. The goal is to improve conservation practices and build the success of limited-resource, socially...

The Southern Sky Center for Diverse Arts and Culture, Inc. will conduct outreach to the farming community through a $120,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. The grant is part of the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA #10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations. Through this two-year award beginning September 1, 2022, Southern Sky will deliver outreach services to educate...

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 Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $179,300 cooperative agreement to provide conservation technical assistance and training to underserved youth in farming. Under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA program, the award will fund the RISE AND SHINE project from April 2022 to May 2023 to train youth in farming business practices while educating them about health, nutrition and the environment. The cooperative agreement supports NRCS's mission...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $6,749,901 Cooperative Agreement to Northeast Community College to expand its existing framework and advance agricultural Career and Technical Education (CTE) nationwide. This 4-year grant aims to support the C2A3 Alliance in growing its agricultural CTE efforts at a national scale. The project will focus on providing conservation technical assistance, workforce development, and educational...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) to Farmers Outreach Solutions, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, to develop and deliver training and educational materials on conservation practices to farmers and other producers in North Carolina. The award, effective from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2029, aims to build and...

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 Covington County Self Help Organization received a $200,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The two-year award will fund outreach and technical assistance services to educate small and limited-resource farmers in Mississippi counties on practices that promote greater agricultural success. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program aims to limit conversion...