Cooperative Agreement NR236215XXXXC006

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) provides $451,500.00 to the Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Coalition, Inc. to support interagency and private education on the importance of Montana's grazing lands. The award, with a performance period from Aug 5, 2024 to Sep 30, 2029, will fund the implementation of educational workshops...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $297,760 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts (AACD) to increase acreage under managed grazing, enhance the availability of scientifically sound data through consistent data collection protocols, and provide training to government personnel and landowners. The key products and services to be...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $848,340.54 in funding to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. to support expanded grazing management and grassland conservation efforts in Montana. The five-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, focuses on implementing grazing improvements, restoring native vegetation, enhancing habitat for...

The National Grazing Lands Coalition will deliver six Working Effectively with Livestock Producers training courses totaling approximately $622,800 under a Cooperative Agreement with the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The trainings will provide approximately 30 students each in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi with skills to work with livestock producers, meeting the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center Education and Development Standards...

The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC), doing business as Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, will receive $350,000 through a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). NGLC will advance educational opportunities for NRCS employees in partnership with state grazing lands coalitions to support climate-smart agricultural practices on grazing lands from...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $584,889.16 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on September 9, 2024. The five-year project aims to demonstrate and enhance flexibility in public land livestock grazing through the integration of emerging technologies, traditional practices, and collaborative management. Key activities include deploying virtual fencing systems, implementing grazing management...

This $748,733 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) supports Quivira Coalition, a non-profit organization, in providing services to beginning ranchers and farmers in the arid western United States. The project aims to: 1) increase the number of individuals entering large-acreage ranching and farming careers in the West; 2) improve the success of beginning...

The Minnesota Grazing Lands Conservation Association, Inc. was awarded a $414,092.80 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to support conservation grazing and livestock management utilizing soil health principles on grasslands and grazing lands in Minnesota. Funded through the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, this three-year award beginning September 1, 2022 will provide technical assistance to private landowners...

This $908,136.79 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), aims to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management. The prime awardee, World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF), is collaborating with three rancher-led organizations in Nebraska and Montana to strengthen and expand grazing schools, workshops, and ranching for profit programs...

This Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture totals $100,000 to create a spatially-explicit, web-based decision support tool to inform sustainable grazing land management decisions. Funded under the Renewable Resources Extension Act program (CFDA 10.515), the tool will combine remotely-sensed rangeland production data with user-defined local knowledge to assess forage availability variability and support grazing management planning....