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 program (CFDA 10.902) to Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Jackson, Mississippi. The award, which runs from September 2024 to April 2025, seeks to increase the level of participation and inclusion of minority farmers, ranchers, landowners, and other agricultural groups in the Lower Mississippi Delta...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $461,496.86 Cooperative Agreement on Sep 29, 2023 to the South Central Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The agreement will educate agricultural producers in 4 counties on mitigating woody encroachment over the 3-year project period ending Sep 28, 2026. The funding supports the non-profit organization's efforts to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $205,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation to New South Development & Training, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Jackson, Mississippi. The grant is intended to provide conservation outreach and education to Mississippi's farming communities over the period of Sep 15, 2024 to Sep 15, 2025. The Cooperative Agreement aims to promote sustainable...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $875,000 Cooperative Agreement to MCL Jasco Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned small business, to increase the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices among farmers in the Mississippi Delta region within 2 years. The project will focus on promoting cover cropping, rotational grazing, and integrated pest management practices. This award is funded through the Soil and Water Conservation...
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 of $376,343.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is focused on providing organic and specialty crop workshops as well as promoting climate-smart agriculture practices. The award was made to the Mississippi Sustainable Specialty Crop Growers Alliance Inc., a small agricultural cooperative, minority-owned, woman-owned, and non-profit organization, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,650,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned small and black-owned business located in Jackson, Mississippi. The award, effective from July 24, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the company's efforts to advance conservation technical assistance to communities in order to build capacity and help bridge the gap...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902) to Intouch Community Services Inc., a non-profit organization based in Jackson, Mississippi. The purpose of this award is to promote public awareness of USDA-NRCS programs that offer technical assistance in implementing sustainable agricultural practices focused on soil health in Mississippi. The project...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $374,400.00 Cooperative Agreement to Expanding Resources Into Action Inc. on Sep 15, 2024. The purpose of the award is to increase awareness and participation in NRCS programs and services among socially disadvantaged, limited resource, women, veteran, and beginning farmers and ranchers in southwest Mississippi. The project aims to provide technical assistance,...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,688,721.18 was granted by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902). The award will fund MCL Jasco Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned small business, to provide climate-smart practice classes throughout Mississippi. The project aims to deliver technical assistance, conservation planning, and support for the implementation of...