This Cooperative Agreement award of $992,815.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) empowers the University of California, Davis to deliver collaborative conservation through extension, outreach, and training with community networks. The award supports a project running from July 2025 through August 2028 that will provide technical assistance, conservation planning, and educational programs to private...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) provides $150,000.00 in funding to the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District (CSLRCD) in California. The award is to support technical assistance and outreach for the implementation of climate-smart agricultural practices, as well as outreach to historically underserved and new producers. The...
This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) supports the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition in expanding technical assistance for grazing conservation, sustainable management of existing grazing acreage, and a collaborative approach that brings together diverse stakeholders in California. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help private...
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 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 $318,606.00 to the California Resource Conservation And Development Council Association, Inc. to implement a pilot program to enhance the retention of interns and workforce participants in priority underserved locations. The funding will be used to execute portions of a plan developed under a previous award...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $2,815,395.00, was granted 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). The award supports the development of a real-time 3D powered "Eduverse" to provide immersive, interactive, and impactful learning experiences in the field of agriculture. The project, which has an ultimate completion date of...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (CFDA 10.932) provides $149,949.45 to the East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District in California. The funding supports the delivery of additional Farm Bill programs with technical assistance, education, and outreach for sustainable groundwater and water conservation management. The award term runs from September 30,...
The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $156,176 Cooperative Agreement to support the CLIMATE & CRISIS RESILIENT FOODSHED-SD project in California from April 15, 2022 through March 29, 2024. Under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, the award will provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to conserve soil and water resources through a network of...
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...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation, will fund a $4,087,300 project to implement a national conservation planning partnership communications strategy. The award, effective from September 5, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will be executed by the National Conservation District Employees Association to deliver technical assistance, conservation...