The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $183,071.40 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos, a minority-owned, Hispanic American non-profit organization. The agreement, which runs from Apr 30, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026, supports Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos in providing technical assistance, promotion, evaluation, implementation,...
The USDA National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension Service from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The award will strengthen NRCS's diversity recruitment mission and support the Natural Resource Career Development Program via focused outreach to Hispanic students in Puerto Rico. As part of the Soil and Water Conservation program, which provides...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $199,580 Cooperative Agreement to the Agricultural Extension Service, a land-grant institution in Puerto Rico, to produce educational materials and training programs on agribusiness fundamentals, digital principles in agriculture, and sustainable agriculture for farmers. The award period runs from September 30, 2024, to November 30, 2026, under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program...
This Cooperative Agreement award by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is part of the Soil and Water Conservation grant program (CFDA 10.902). The $153,882.15 award supports the development of wildlife conservation strategies, local initiatives, and programmatic consultation processes for federally listed species in the Caribbean area, based on the most current scientific information. The award recipient is the Inter...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), awarded a $181,646.92 Cooperative Agreement to Distrito Conservacion Del Este Corp on July 15, 2024 under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912). This federal grant funding will provide assistance in the implementation of conservation practices for the USDA Caguas Service Center in Puerto Rico over a 2-year period, from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2026. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total obligated amount of $450,000.00, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of the award is to establish a partnership between NRCS and the University of Puerto Rico, Estacion Experimental Agricola (Agricultural Experiment Station Division) to provide on-the-job training and employment opportunities for aspiring...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $283,548 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Center of Southwest Culture, a non-profit organization, to provide a series of culturally and linguistically informed training workshops on soil regeneration, water conservation, and farm development. The goal is to improve conservation practices and build the success of limited-resource, socially...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) to Farmers Outreach Solutions, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Knightdale, North Carolina. The agreement, effective from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2029, is focused on building and developing capacity for conservation through the development and delivery of...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Organization Of Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation SE. The award will support the execution of two NRCS ERG training conferences over a 3-year period from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2027. The funding will enable the organization to provide conservation technical assistance and training to private...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), is intended to develop comprehensive planning guidelines for Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) and associated manure management. This $479,477.93 award, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024, to September 30, 2027, will be carried out by the Agricultural Extension Service, a U.S....