Cooperative Agreement NR236215XXXXC004

The Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams Inc. (KAWS) will coordinate maintenance on wetland easement sites under a $267,506 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The funding supports KAWS's work on the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which aims to establish conservation easements and other interests in land to conserve eligible agricultural lands and natural resources. Through this...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $626,133.75 Cooperative Agreement to the Kansas Alliance For Wetlands And Streams Inc. (KAWS), a non-profit organization, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The project is intended to build KAWS' technical capacity to meet the demand for LiDAR and vegetation analysis mapping data for NRCS. The award date is August 8, 2024, with a completion date of September 29, 2029. KAWS has a...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded MCL Jasco Inc. a $113,362 cooperative agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program to provide specialized engineering design and construction oversight services for stream crossing improvements within the George Wasden Wetland Reserve Easement in Jenkins County, Georgia. Through September 2025, MCL Jasco will design upgrades to remove culverts or lower road grades at ten locations and install low water crossings to restore...

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 $2,106,193.50 federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued on September 18, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), aims to efficiently obtain quality restoration of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program-Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE) and Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) easements. The awardee, MCL Jasco Inc. (doing business as MCL Jasco International), is a minority and...

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 National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to Ecostudies Institute to assist with conducting prescribed ecological burning on multiple agricultural lands under conservation and wetland reserve easements from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027. The award is being made under the Wetlands Reserve Program (CFDA #10.072), which aims to restore and protect wetlands on eligible lands through permanent or long-term easements or restoration...

This $1,597,882.25 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) aims to efficiently obtain quality restoration of ACEP-ACEP, WRP and EWPP-FPE easement lands in Mississippi. The prime awardee, Allen Engineering & Science Inc., is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that specializes in environmental conservation and land management services....

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service, provides $507,713.00 to Allen Engineering & Science Inc. to efficiently obtain quality restoration of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) and Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) easements in Mississippi. The agreement, which runs from August 30, 2023 to September 30, 2027, is funded under the USDA's ACEP program (CFDA 10.931) to...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $1,339,903.64 and an award date of October 1, 2024, is 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 supports The Trust For Tomorrow, a non-profit organization, in providing specialized assistance to develop Wetland Restoration Plans of Operation (WRPOs), deliver technical services, and facilitate the...