The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $213,566 Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program. The award will fund implementation of an intensive mentorship and training cohort from April 30, 2022 to April 30, 2024. The goal is to equip and encourage twelve future leaders to serve underserved agricultural producers through careers in conservation. Specifically, the...
This $4,727,608 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) aims to enhance the coordination, planning, development, and implementation of technical training and certification programs in Minnesota. The five-year award, effective from September 16, 2024 through September 14, 2029, will be executed by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), a state government...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $235,941 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, to train the next generation of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) agricultural professionals committed to reaching historically underserved farmers with knowledge on conservation practices. The project will run from February 1, 2024 to January 30, 2026. As...
This $551,984 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) supports the Regents of the University of Minnesota as the host institution for the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The award harnesses the CESU's collective resources, data, expertise, and analytical capacity to complete a soil inventory in urban environments. The project will run from...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The award, effective from September 28, 2024, to September 27, 2027, aims to produce domestic fertilizer, increase agricultural sustainability, and improve water quality in Minnesota. The MDA, as the primary awardee, will collaborate with local partners, such as the...
This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on June 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service supports the implementation of conservation practices by urban and peri-urban emerging farmers in Minnesota. The funding is provided under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which aims to provide technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations to aid in soil and water conservation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,382,967.07 Cooperative Agreement to the SE Swcd Technical Support Joint Powers Board, doing business as Soil And Water Conservation District, under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The award, effective from August 2024 to July 2029, aims to expand the organization's technical capacity for customer service and education of Farm Bill program deliveries in Southeast...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, a non-profit organization, to develop and distribute content that highlights the ways farmers in Minnesota are contributing to soil conservation efforts using NRCS practices. This award is funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners,...
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...
The Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom organization will receive $200,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The funding supports the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program. Under this award, Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom will provide K-12 education on agriculture and conservation from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. Specifically, the organization will develop...