Cooperative Agreement NR234423XXXXC067

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded $734,525 to Wildlife Mississippi under the Soil and Water Conservation cooperative agreement program (CFDA 10.902) from September 2022 through September 2027. Wildlife Mississippi will provide outreach, education, and technical assistance to private landowners and other organizations in Mississippi. Specifically, the organization will deliver conservation technical assistance through a network of conservation professionals to help recipients...

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) will receive $265,383 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award is provided under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902) to support the OUTREACH: GROWING CONSERVATION LEADERS IN MS project from September 29, 2022 through August 31, 2025. Through this funding, NWF will provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners,...

This $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) supports Wildlife Mississippi, a non-profit organization, in promoting NRCS programs and practices through education, demonstration, and community partnerships to improve conservation leadership skills across Mississippi. The award will fund a 5-year project from October 2024 to September 2029 to develop and implement a range of...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to Mississippi State University from September 15, 2021 through September 14, 2026 under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The university will develop a comprehensive curriculum on soil and water conservation for Mississippi farmers. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program aims to limit conversion of farmland containing prime soils and historical/archaeological resources to non-agricultural uses...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.9 million cooperative agreement to Wildlife Mississippi from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The funding supports wetland restoration under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. Through this award, Wildlife Mississippi will work to establish conservation easements and restore eligible agricultural lands and natural resources in Mississippi. As part of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, which aims to conserve...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Why Initiative Inc. under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) to establish a community growth and development initiative for sustainable agricultural communities, especially for underserved rural areas in Mississippi. The initiative will work with Mississippi communities from August 9, 2021 to September 14, 2022 to limit the conversion of important...

Under a $114,654 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain will restore 80.39 acres of wet pine savanna habitat near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge. The project utilizes mechanical mulching, chemical mowing, and bush hogging techniques to establish alternative restoration methods and explore their ecological and economic viability. This effort builds on the...

This $846,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) will assist all drainage districts across Mississippi through a 5-year watershed coordination proposal. The funding will enable Mississippi Conservation Services LLC, a small disadvantaged business, to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations across the...

The Mississippi Forestry Association received a $143,640 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region on September 22, 2022 to develop the Mississippi Landscape Management Plan. With funding through June 30, 2025 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), the Association will assist in advancing forest resource management and conservation on nonfederal rural lands in Mississippi. Services will include producing and distributing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $195,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives (MAC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to assist socially disadvantaged and limited-resource farmers and ranchers in Mississippi with the importance of sustainable forest land management and available USDA programs. The three-year grant, running from September 2024 to September 2027, will support MAC's efforts to...