Cooperative Agreement NR206215XXXXC021

This $4,941,669 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) provides agricultural planning and implementation support to accelerate delivery of USDA Farm Bill natural resources conservation programs to farmers, ranchers, and forest land managers on private agricultural land across various states. The awardee, the American Farmland Trust, will...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded East Arkansasenterprise Community a $199,996 cooperative agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The goal of the three-year award is to increase the number of qualified technical service providers who can develop conservation plans with landowners and operators. Through September 2025, East Arkansasenterprise Community will work to fully train additional conservationists to provide...

This $3,776,891 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913), will enable the American Farmland Trust (AFT) to support practitioners working to save agricultural land, expand the ACEP-ALE online resources, and address critical NRCS priorities. Specifically, AFT will provide technical assistance, education, and planning support for conservation practices, facilitate peer-to-peer learning...

This $750,686 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) aims to increase the adoption of climate-smart initiatives through conservation planning among non-traditional, small-scale, urban, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The primary deliverables include: Developing workshops to share ideas and opportunities on effectively working with...

This $2,339,323.44 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will provide NRCS with well-rounded Farm Bill specialists who will rotate through multiple field offices and assist where the workload is highest, while maintaining positive working relationships. The funding will support the North Dakota Association of Soil Conservation Districts, doing business as...

This cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service will provide $266,270 to the University of Maine System through August 2025. Under the Conservation Reserve Program, the University will deliver outreach, education, technical assistance and expertise on climate smart agriculture and forestry as well as urban agriculture. This funding will support fully implementing USDA Farm Bill conservation programs with an emphasis on historically...

This Cooperative Agreement award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides $600,000 in funding for Purdue University Extension Specialists to develop, plan, and deliver natural resources professional development training for NRCS and other partners. The award is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069), which aims to incentivize agricultural producers to implement conservation practices on environmentally...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $550,000 cooperative agreement to Operation Spring Plant Inc. from March 2021 to March 2023 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The agreement will support Operation Spring Plant's efforts to provide education, technical, and financial assistance to small family farmers as owners and operators of small family farms. Through this funding, Operation Spring Plant will deliver conservation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $288,417.68 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition to expand the delivery of conservation technical assistance. The award will support grazing planning, conservation practice implementation, and monitoring projects to improve agricultural resilience in Illinois over a 2-year period from September 22, 2023 to...

This Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $292,842.54 from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902) aims to increase conservation planning and implementation on organic and transitioning-to-organic farms in the Oregon NRCS Central Coast/Upper Willamette and Southwest Basins. The primary products and services to be delivered through this 5-year award, which started on August 1,...