The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $874,897.08 Cooperative Agreement to Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) on October 1, 2023. This 5-year award will fund collaborative conservation projects, rancher education events, and local community outreach to build capacity and accelerate the delivery of conservation practices on private lands along the "Hi Line" railroad in...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $451,500.00 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) supports the Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Coalition, Inc. in implementing educational workshops and on-the-ground demonstration projects to promote understanding of the importance of Montana's grazing lands. The award, with a performance period from August 2024 to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $280,859.39 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902) to the Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Coalition, Inc. The grant aims to advance grazing land stewardship through enhanced technical assistance and coordinated education and communications efforts. The goal is to improve the understanding of both rural and urban Montana residents on...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $848,340.54 in funding to Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization in Malta, Montana. The award supports a 5-year project focused on expanded grazing support and grassland conservation in Montana's Northern Great Plains region. Key project activities include implementing grazing management improvements, restoring native...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $265,859.81 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a non-profit organization, on July 17, 2024. The purpose of the award is to leverage NRCS resources, address local natural resource issues, encourage collaboration, and develop state- and community-level conservation leadership. The five-year project, scheduled for completion by September 30, 2029, will be...
This $968,788.43 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will fund the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to implement the Montana Grassland Partnership (MGP) in central and north-central Montana. Through locally-led conservation collaboratives like the Winnett Agricultural Community Enhancement and Sustainability (ACES) and Ranchers Stewardship Alliance...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $698,411 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Stewardship Program to accelerate delivery of USDA Farm Bill agricultural programs in Montana through September 2027. Through this award, Pheasants Forever will work with agricultural producers and landowners to conserve and enhance soil, water, and related natural resources on agricultural lands across the state. As outlined in the Conservation Stewardship...
This federal 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) will provide $738,717 to Ducks Unlimited Inc.'s Great Plains Regional Office to help transfer technical information, connect local field staff and producer groups, and build technical capacity to improve the performance of working agricultural lands and habitat for local wildlife species in the state of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,059,057.23 Cooperative Agreement to Western Maryland Resource Conservation And Development Area, Inc. on August 31, 2024. The funding is for the organization to implement restoration and management activities for properties enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE) and the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). The project will run through December 31,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $166,833.34 Cooperative Agreement to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) on December 1, 2023. The goal of this 5-year project is to improve sagebrush and grassland habitat for sage-grouse, sagebrush songbirds, grassland songbirds, big game, and other priority wildlife in Montana's Northern Great Plains. Key activities include collaborating with local landowners to implement voluntary...