To increase the awareness & utilization of nrcs programs and improve the socioeconomic status and conservation efforts within historically underserved (HU) communities, particularly african americans

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $1,000,000 to The Kkac Organization, a minority-owned non-profit community development corporation, to increase awareness and utilization of NRCS conservation programs among historically underserved and socially disadvantaged communities, particularly African Americans. The funding supports a range of outreach, education, training, and technical assistance services focused on sustainable forestry, working lands management, land conservation easements, estate planning, and youth agribusiness programs, primarily in the Mississippi Delta region and states like Alabama and Arkansas. Additionally, The Kkac Organization has participated as a sub-grantee on projects funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to provide outreach and technical assistance to historically underserved landowners in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley for forest habitat restoration and enhancement.