Acquire and use the natural resource conservation expertise of individuals age 55 or older through the agricultural conservation EXP erienced services (ACES) program to provide technical services in…

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $226,759 cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. on December 15, 2025, to provide natural resource conservation technical services in Washington through the Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) program.

The award funds the recruitment and deployment of conservation professionals aged 55 and older to deliver technical assistance in support of NRCS conservation programs in Washington, including conservation planning, project implementation, and easement administration. The period of performance runs through December 26, 2026, with all work performed in Washington.

National Experienced Workforce Solutions is a non-profit workforce intermediary based in Arlington, Virginia, that specializes in placing experienced workers aged 55 and older into temporary federal positions under Title V of the Older Americans Act and congressionally authorized experienced services programs. The organization holds 558 awards from NRCS across the ACES program nationally, deploying conservation professionals to all fifty states in support of multiple USDA conservation grant programs including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), Conservation Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.924), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931), and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (CFDA 10.932).

Acquire and use the natural resource conservation expertise of individuals age 55 or older through the agricultural conservation EXP erienced services (ACES) program to provide technical services in support of the conservation related programs in furtherance of USDA-nrcs' mission in washington.