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 National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $378,411 cooperative agreement to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. on December 26, 2025, to acquire natural resource conservation expertise from individuals aged 55 or older through the Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) program, providing technical services in support of NRCS conservation-related programs in New York.

The award funds deployment of experienced conservation professionals to deliver technical assistance supporting NRCS mission objectives in the state through December 31, 2026. National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc., a nonprofit headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, specializes in workforce intermediation under Title V of the Older Americans Act, recruiting and deploying experienced workers aged 55 and older into temporary federal positions. The cooperative agreement is classified as assistance funding rather than procurement.

NRCS represents the organization's largest federal funding source, with 558 awards across the ACES program deploying conservation professionals into technical assistance roles supporting conservation planning, project implementation, and easement administration across all fifty states under multiple USDA 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). The organization holds concurrent cooperative agreements with NRCS valued at $1.73 million for Minnesota conservation technical services and $21.174 million for national agricultural and wetland reserve easement implementation, among other active grants across the Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and Environmental Protection Agency.

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 new york.