Cooperative Agreement NR2052KYXXXXC008

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $5.9 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. on September 22, 2022 to educate private landowners about USDA conservation programs and assist with implementing conservation projects through September 30, 2025. The funding supports Pheasants Forever's work to conserve soil, water, and wildlife in Minnesota under the Conservation Reserve Program. Authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized in 2018, the CRP...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $770,574 Cooperative Agreement to Ripley County Soil & Water Conservation District on Feb 20, 2024 under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The agreement is for the recipient to conduct quality assurance reviews of completed CRP work along with the NRCS liaison, and address any issues identified. This would include CRP data pulls, establishment, maintenance and re-enrollment site work....

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The $468,942 award will enable the Bartholomew County Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct quality assurance reviews of completed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) work, including CRP data pulls, site visits for CRP establishment, maintenance, and re-enrollment, and status review completion. This...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.86 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program to support private landowners in Missouri in applying voluntary conservation practices from September 2021 through September 2024. The funding will support landowners in reducing soil erosion, improving soil health, water quality and quantity, wildlife habitat, and grazing conditions through conservation practices....

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, doing business as the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, received a $384,708 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to deliver the technical portion of agricultural programs under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The CRP, authorized under the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized by the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, aims to conserve natural...

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...

This project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, totaling $649,955, will examine ways to enhance the impact of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on climate change mitigation through synergizing CRP and potential carbon credit payments for carbon dioxide sequestration. Specifically, the awardee Auburn University will first quantify changes in greenhouse gas...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $165,156.18 Cooperative Agreement to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under CFDA #10.069. The funding will support the Division of Wildlife in conducting statewide CRP mid-contract management assessments through conservation technical assistance and cost-share programs over a 4-year period from September 30,...

Pheasants Forever, Inc. received a $1.19M project grant from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, CFDA 10.069), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The award supports the delivery of precision agriculture and conservation solutions in North Dakota, with a focus on demonstrating through enterprise-specific data that conservation practices and best management practice implementation can increase farm profitability...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,462,896.75 cooperative agreement to the National Wild Turkey Federation Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2027. The purpose of this agreement is to continue partnership efforts between NRCS and NWTF involving implementation of conservation activities through covered CRP programs. As authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the CRP aims to...