1) provide training and support to nrcs field staff to aid in decision making and planning for climate-smart practices. 2) assist with planning climate smart practices, implementation, and checkout of…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), is intended to support two key objectives:

1. Provide training and technical support to NRCS field staff to aid in decision-making and planning for climate-smart conservation practices.
2. Assist with planning, implementation, and checkout of various climate-smart practices, including firebreaks, prescribed fire, site preparation, tree planting, and brush management.

The total funding amount for this award is $1,114,075.16, with a performance period from July 23, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The recipient organization is Folk Land Management Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Green Pond, South Carolina.

1) provide training and support to nrcs field staff to aid in decision making and planning for climate-smart practices. 2) assist with planning climate smart practices, implementation, and checkout of practices including, but not limited to: firebreaks, prescribed fire, site preparation, tree planting, and brush management.