Annual sponsorship for manrrs: annual conference and career fair, regional cluster meetings, agency branding, and other recruitmentefforts

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Minorities In Agriculture, Natural Resources, And Related Sciences to promote employment opportunities for aspiring college students through its annual conference and career fair, regional cluster meetings, agency branding, and other recruitment efforts from July 14, 2022 to August 31, 2023. This supports the NRCS priority goal of employing, developing and retaining a highly skilled and diverse workforce under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners and other organizations through conservation professionals. The funding will allow MANRRS to conduct outreach activities to connect students with NRCS career opportunities in support of the grant program's objectives.

To promote employment opportunities for aspiring collegestudents to support the nrcs priority goal to employ, develop and retaina highly skilled and diverse workforce.