Cooperative Agreement NR237103XXXXC016

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Ecosystems Protection Service, LLC a $1.5 million cooperative agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program to provide construction assistance for easement rehabilitation and enhancement activities from September 2022 through May 2025. Specifically, the award will fund rehabilitation of prior restored easements and enhancement of previous work with new structures to further the Agricultural...

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...

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....

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $260,132.95 cooperative agreement to American Conservation Experience to support easement restoration projects from August 26, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The award will provide additional capacity for American Conservation Experience to carry out easement restoration work under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, identified by CFDA #10.931, aims to...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $352,313 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) to The Trust For Tomorrow, a non-profit organization, to provide construction assistance for the rehabilitation and enhancement of prior restored conservation easements. Funding will support activities such as restoring degraded wetlands, managing hydrology, revegetation efforts, developing...

This $1.5 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service will provide technical assistance for annual monitoring of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements and Wetland Reserve Program easements through September 2027. In addition, the Nature Conservancy will coordinate the Tri-State Conservation Partnership consisting of NRCS and conservation partners in Arkansas, Louisiana, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award by the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) provides $240,196 to the Mississippi River Trust, a nonprofit conservation organization, for wetland ecosystem restoration planning and implementation services. The funding supports the awardee's efforts to assist NRCS with restoration activities on eligible private lands in Louisiana, including conservation...

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...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded East Arkansasenterprise Community a $199,996 cooperative agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The goal of the three-year award is to increase the number of qualified technical service providers who can develop conservation plans with landowners and operators. Through September 2025, East Arkansasenterprise Community will work to fully train additional conservationists to provide...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $538,788 cooperative agreement to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916) for the period of August 15, 2022 through August 1, 2025. The agreement will support the design of infrastructure improvements at the Upper Cibolo Creek Site 2 Floodwater Retarding Structure to extend the structure's useful life and ensure it meets applicable safety and performance standards. As the...