The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $159,952.88 cooperative agreement to the New Jersey Audubon Society Inc. on August 9, 2022 under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The award will provide technical assistance and outreach to landowners in southern New Jersey through September 1, 2027, with an emphasis on wildlife habitat and forestry conservation practices according to NRCS standards. The New Jersey Audubon Society will work directly with...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $662,278.52 Cooperative Agreement to the Cape Atlantic Soil Conservation District in New Jersey under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902). This 5-year agreement, commencing on July 29, 2024 and concluding on May 31, 2029, will provide technical assistance to all 6 NRCS offices within the state of New Jersey as requested. The position...
The New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA) was awarded a $162,934.51 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program. The grant will fund technical assistance services to private landowners in the Raritan River watershed areas of Hunterdon, Morris, and Somerset Counties in New Jersey from September 2022 through September 2027. Services will include increasing conservation...
The Cape Atlantic Soil Conservation District will receive $449,723.69 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to deliver conservation technical assistance services from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2028. The funding is provided through the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902) to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other...
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...
This Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award will fund efforts to reduce streambank erosion within the Whippany River Watershed in Hanover, New Jersey. Key activities will include removing snags from the river channel and stabilizing severely eroded streambanks to protect adjacent resources. The award was made...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $338,248 Cooperative Agreement to Council On The Environment Inc. (doing business as Council On The Environment Of New York City) to conduct targeted outreach to historically underserved producers, with a focus on Spanish-speaking and beginning farmers, about NRCS conservation programs. This 3-year project, beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on December 1,...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $3,526,669.06 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Pocono Northeast Resource, a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance to customers and program delivery and support. The award term runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. The Soil and Water Conservation program aims to promote sustainable agriculture,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1.4 million, 5-year Cooperative Agreement to the Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts (RIACD) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The funding supports RIACD's outreach, education, and technical assistance to private landowners, government agencies, tribes, and other groups on climate-smart conservation practices, particularly related to the Environmental Quality...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $110,353.30 Project Grant to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Inc. (CWF) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) on May 1, 2024. The grant will fund CWF's planning and management of a camera trapping effort in wetlands where state biologists have varying degrees of confidence in population estimates, following standard Phase 2 visual surveys. This effort is intended to optimize environmental...