Cooperative Agreement NR235F48XXXXC010

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $172,000.00 to maintain a network of demonstration farms centered in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. The purpose is to showcase the effectiveness and adaptability of conservation practice systems to improve the Great Lakes Basin. The project will run from March 2024 to September 2029, with Ozaukee...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $172,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the County of Calumet, doing business as Calumet County Highway Department. The purpose of this 5-year agreement is to coordinate a network of demonstration farms within the Great Lakes watershed to promote sustainable agriculture and natural resource management practices. Through this award, Calumet County will...

The University of Wisconsin System has been awarded a $446,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) to establish an urban demonstration farm network in Milwaukee County and surrounding areas. The goal of this 5-year project is to provide education, outreach, and research opportunities associated with urban conservation implementation. The award will support the creation of a network of...

The County of Dane in Wisconsin will receive $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to establish a demonstration farm network in Dane County. The network will provide education, outreach, and research opportunities from September 2022 through September 2027. This award is funded through the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA #10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) provides $196,607 in funding to the Valley Stewardship Network, a non-profit organization in Wisconsin. The funding will support the organization's efforts to work with local farmer-led watershed councils and the Hill Country Watershed Alliance to promote regenerative watershed stewardship practices. Key activities include providing technical...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation), provides $374,182 to the University of Wisconsin System to install and operate edge-of-field water quality monitoring stations. The goal is to enable agricultural producers and scientists to quantify the impacts of conservation activities on water quality. The University of Wisconsin System will install two edge-of-field monitoring stations...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI), through the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $175,105 Cooperative Agreement to the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition Inc. to increase adoption of conservation drainage practices in Illinois. The project aims to install 3-5 conservation drainage practices, create a video series featuring the installation process and farmer/contractor/advisor testimonials, and distribute two newsletters on conservation drainage...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) program for Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902) provides $300,000.00 to The American Farmland Trust (AFT) to expand conservation planning in the Great Lakes region of New York through the Demonstration Farm Network. The award period is from July 18, 2023 to September 30, 2025. Through this funding, AFT will deliver technical assistance, education, and planning...

The County of Brown in Wisconsin received a $600,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to coordinate a demonstration farm network and provide technical assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program from August 30, 2022 through September 30, 2027. Under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902), the County will provide conservation technical assistance to private...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) will provide $140,000 to the Dubuque County Historical Society (the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium) to fund the essential work of a co-coordinator and communications lead for the Fishers Farmers Partnership (FFP) in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The funded activities include communication, outreach, and coordination for the FFP, which...