This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $696,992.00 in funding to North Carolina State University to reach over 1,000 youth from underserved communities and historically underserved producers in North Carolina. The project, with a period of performance from June 6, 2024 to April 30, 2026, will deliver technical...
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has been awarded a $175,837.05 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912). The grant will fund the implementation of a peer-to-peer mentorship model to educate historically underserved farmers in South Carolina about sustainable land management practices. The project will specifically assist a historically underserved...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $696,976 to Help For Landowners, a non-profit organization based in South Carolina. The funding will be used to increase the participation of underserved landowners in federal conservation programs across Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. The project will also promote the use of...
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...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,800,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will improve service delivery across North Carolina to assist landowners, farmers, and other stakeholders with enhanced support, resources, and guidance to implement conservation practices. The project will be delivered in partnership with the North Carolina Department of...
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 $60,000,000.00 in funding to the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). The purpose of this agreement is to help address high priority increasing conservation workloads across the country and support and facilitate conservation delivery and customer service. The NACD, a non-profit...
This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) will provide experienced technical staff to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) to improve delivery of conservation programs statewide in North Carolina. The award aims to increase conservation practice implementation rates, program participation, training for inexperienced staff,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, in the amount of $115,000,000, is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902). The primary objective is to maximize the wildlife habitat benefits of USDA Farm Bill programs by providing technical assistance to private landowners to implement natural resource conservation practices on agricultural working lands across the United...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $10 million Cooperative Agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902) for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The award will support conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations through a network of conservation professionals. It will fund six sub-awards totaling over 5,600 acres of habitat restoration and...
This cooperative agreement award of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will support North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) in delivering conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help conserve natural resources like soil, water, air, and wildlife habitats through...