This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $421,824 in funding from May 2024 through April 2026 to work alongside historically underserved farmers and community-based groups in rural Mississippi. The goal is to increase their knowledge of federal resources and strengthen local food projects through outreach and education. The award focuses on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $300,000 in funding to Intouch Community Services Inc., a non-profit organization, to promote public awareness of USDA-NRCS programs that offer technical assistance in implementing sustainable agricultural practices focused on soil health in Mississippi. The award period runs from September 15, 2024,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $689,755.92 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Mentorscope Community Outreach. The purpose of the award is to reach, educate, and support historically underserved producers, including socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and beginning farmers in Louisiana, Missouri, and Mississippi. The funding will support the delivery of conservation technical...
This 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), will support two community organizations that will serve as an education hub for agriculturally underserved populations. The $740,069 award, effective August 25, 2024 through July 30, 2028, will provide infrastructure, training, and community activities to these organizations. The goal is to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902) to Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Jackson, Mississippi. The award aims to increase the level of participation and inclusion of minority farmers, ranchers, landowners, and other agricultural groups in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. The funding will support...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $265,000.00 to the Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative in Mississippi to teach underserved farmers and ranchers about sustainable and climate-resilient farming practices. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to April 18, 2025. Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, a small, minority-owned agricultural cooperative and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $236,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Unlimited Community Agricultural Cooperative Aal (UCAC), a minority-owned small agricultural cooperative in Mississippi. The funding will support UCAC's implementation of high-quality training programs to educate small and limited resource farmers in Northeast Mississippi counties on using integrated crop...
This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will empower socially disadvantaged producers in North Carolina to improve their farming operations. Specifically, the funding will support Operation Spring Plant Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, in delivering education, outreach, technical assistance, and training to help underserved...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $540,985.00 to the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts (a small agricultural cooperative and non-profit organization) to strengthen relationships between conservation partners in Louisiana. The funding will be used to increase and promote soil and water conservation district capacity planning and delivery through...
This $291,651 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is intended to provide soil health conservation through technical assistance to urban and small acreage farmers, with a focus on increasing outreach to historically underserved producers in Texas. The awardee, Texas Small Farmers & Ranchers / Community-Based Organization (CBO), is a non-profit...