Cooperative Agreement NR251644XXXXC014
- The Vermont Association of Conservation Districts will provide $100,000 in administrative assistance services to the US Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under a Cooperative Agreement award from September 15, 2022 to September 15, 2024. Specifically, the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts will support NRCS' management of conservation applications and contracts for water quality, GIS, CTA, EQIP, ACEP, CSP, CRP and RCPP programs. This award falls...
- The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2024 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The funding will support the Association in providing statewide technical support for water quality, GIS, CTA, EQIP, AMA ACEP, CSP, CRP and RCPP programs. As described in the CFDA, the Soil and Water Conservation program aims to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $1,123,800 Cooperative Agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), awarded September 19, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2029. This project quantifies conservation effects at the watershed scale and studies innovative "stacked" conservation practices, delivering research and...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP, CFDA 10.912), awarded December 27, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The award funds the Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) program to recruit and deploy conservation professionals aged 55...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets (VAAFM) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This 2-year award, running from August 1, 2023 to August 1, 2025, will provide direct education and technical assistance to Vermont farmers, as well as connect them with available financial assistance programs. As the state agency responsible for regulating...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $770,887 cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions) on December 27, 2025, for performance through September 30, 2026. Under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP, CFDA 10.912), this award funds the Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) program to deploy conservation professionals aged 55 and...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $400,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is intended to support the implementation of NRCS Farm Bill program contract management on multiple private landowner properties throughout Massachusetts. The award, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be executed by the recipient, New England...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. received a $500,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931), awarded December 27, 2025, with completion targeted for December 26, 2027. Under this award, the awardee will provide technical services in support of NRCS conservation-related programs in New Hampshire through the...
- The Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Technical Agricultural Assistance awarded a $889,595.79 Cooperative Agreement to the NH Association of Conservation Districts from September 16, 2022 to September 30, 2027 under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. Under this award, the NH Association of Conservation Districts will provide support to the Natural Resources Conservation Service for outreach, easement monitoring, and demonstration projects. Specifically, the...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded the University of Arizona a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to develop and enhance the Vegetation Geospatial Services (VGS) application suite. The agreement, effective September 30, 2025 through August 20, 2030, focuses on expanding VGS functionality and developing a mobile application platform that integrates with the NRCS's AWS and information...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $180,000 cooperative agreement to the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts (VACD) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. VACD will provide statewide technical support and administrative services to advance conservation program delivery across Vermont, including water quality initiatives, conservation technical assistance (CTA), and geospatial services incorporating small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAV). The organization will support implementation of multiple NRCS-administered programs including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). As a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Waitsfield, Vermont, VACD functions as a critical intermediary between NRCS and local conservation stakeholders, delivering one-on-one conservation planning, technical assistance services, and innovative geospatial solutions to private landowners, conservation districts, and other organizations. This award builds upon VACD's prior cooperative agreements (2022-2024) that funded staffing capacity expansion, administrative support for conservation application and contract management, and specialized geospatial services for conservation technical assistance programs.Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $180.0k | 9/19/25 |