Cooperative Agreement NR226215XXXXC009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,109,944 Cooperative Agreement to the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.924). The funding will support informing up to 3,000 Kansas ranchers and grazing landowners annually through workshops, tours, social media, and training academies on improving grassland management and natural resource sustainability. Key activities...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Kansas State University $843,870 under a Cooperative Agreement from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. The funding supports using vulnerability analysis to guide woody plant control outreach efforts in maintaining and improving identified core grasslands in Kansas. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Reserve Program, which aims to conserve and improve soil, water, and wildlife resources. Kansas State University will...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) provides $600,852 to Kansas State University from October 2024 to September 2026. The project aims to: Support prescribed burning education and training to reduce wildfires in the Great Plains region. Address woody encroachment in the region through science dissemination. Connect fire practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) provides technical assistance to producers in Kansas to develop and implement forestry management practices and conservation programs. The award, effective August 26, 2024 through September 30, 2026, engages Kansas State University to deliver specialized advisory services that support producers in managing their...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $998,195.24 to Kansas State University (KSU) to address natural resource concerns in the Tallgrass Prairie ecoregion of Kansas and Oklahoma. The funding will support KSU in delivering technical assistance, education, and peer grazing networks to ranchers, landowners, and Native...

The Kansas State Forest Assistance Program was awarded a $214,360 project grant on September 21, 2022 by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to assist the state of Kansas in controlling and preventing rural fires through August 31, 2027. The grant was awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698), which provides support for nonfederal forest lands and other rural areas to develop and transfer knowledge about...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides $423,000.00 in funding to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) to deliver technical assistance to producers in Kansas on conservation management practices. The award supports the NRCS Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069), which funds a range of conservation activities on agricultural lands. Under this agreement, KDWPT will provide...

The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) awarded a $224,390.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD), a non-profit organization, for the execution of various conservation-related programs and initiatives in Kansas. This award, under USDA NRCS' Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), will support KACD in providing technical assistance, training, education, and outreach for key...

This $284,810 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Kansas. The award was granted to Kansas State University on July 12, 2024, with a completion date of June 9, 2029. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association (OPBA) under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this award is to ACCELERATE AND INCREASE THE PROPER AND SAFE USE OF PRESCRIBED BURNING THROUGH LOCAL PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATIONS AND LOCAL NRCS OFFICES. The project will be completed by June 30, 2025. The award aims to provide conservation...