Collaborate with three rancher-led organizations in nebraska and montana to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management by strengthening and expanding grazing…

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 for young adults. Key activities include:

• Developing a Land Health Dashboard software program to assist over 200 ranchers across 210,000 acres in tracking and improving their land management practices.
• Organizing 6 grazing workshops and 3 ranching for profit workshops for an estimated 150 ranchers, with a focus on beginning, Native, and women ranchers.
• Providing technical assistance to 130 ranchers, including grazing management plan development and infrastructure support, with over 60 beginning and underserved ranchers receiving priority.
• Enrolling up to 8 new ranchers in WWF's Ranchland Sustainability Verification Program over the 4-year project period.

The sub-awardees, Western Sustainability Exchange and Nebraska Grazing Land Coalition, will lead the implementation of these educational, technical assistance, and outreach activities to advance sustainable grazing practices across the region.

Collaborate with three rancher-led organizations in nebraska and montana to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management by strengthening and expanding grazing schools, grazing workshops, and ranching for profit for young adults offerings.