Cooperative Agreement NR204423XXXXC101

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Intouch Community Services Inc., a non-profit organization based in Jackson, Mississippi. The award, with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to April 18, 2025, aims to promote public awareness of USDA-NRCS programs that offer technical assistance for implementing sustainable agricultural practices...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $421,824 in funding from May 2024 through April 2026 to work alongside historically underserved farmers and community-based groups in rural Mississippi. The goal is to increase their knowledge of federal resources and strengthen local food projects through outreach and education. The award focuses on...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $533,154 to Train To Improve Mississippi Economics Inc. to train 50 or more families, including at least 40 Black women in the Jackson urban area, to use climate-smart techniques for growing gardens or urban agricultural spaces using appropriate tools and resources. The project will be completed by March...

This $875,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is intended to provide outreach, education, and technical assistance to historically underserved landowners in Mississippi regarding climate-smart agriculture and conservation programs. The primary awardee, The Kkac Organization, is a minority-owned non-profit community development corporation based in Little...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $500,000.00 to Intouch Community Services Inc., a non-profit organization, to remove barriers and increase access to smart agricultural technology, USDA-NRCS practices, services, and career opportunities for underserved African American farmers, ranchers, and youth in six urban and rural counties in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $205,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation to New South Development & Training, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Jackson, Mississippi. The grant is intended to provide conservation outreach and education to Mississippi's farming communities over the period of Sep 15, 2024 to Sep 15, 2025. The Cooperative Agreement aims to promote sustainable...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), through the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $846,000 Cooperative Agreement to Mississippi Conservation Services LLC to assist all drainage districts across Mississippi through a watershed coordination proposal. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2029. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, and environmental conservation by providing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $195,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives (MAC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to assist socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in Mississippi with the importance of sustainable forest land management and available USDA programs. The three-year grant, running from September 2024 to September 2027, will support MAC's efforts to...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $311,435 Cooperative Agreement to Mississippi State University to increase the capacity of conservation organizations to promote awareness and implementation of Farm Bill program activities to diverse audiences in Mississippi. The Cooperative Agreement is funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award for $875,000.00, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902), will be used by the minority-owned, non-profit organization SR1 (doing business as Scientific Research) to improve the health and productivity of agricultural lands in Mississippi through the use of climate-smart management and sound science. The award, with a performance...