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 cooperative agreement totaling $1,016,727.53 to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. on December 27, 2025, to acquire and deploy conservation professionals aged 55 or older through the Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) program to provide technical services supporting NRCS conservation programs in Indiana through December 4, 2030.

The recipient will deploy experienced conservation professionals into Indiana to deliver technical assistance in support of NRCS's conservation mission statewide. 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 placing experienced workers into temporary federal positions. Work is performed in Indiana.

The assistance type is a cooperative agreement under CFDA 10.931 (Agricultural Conservation Easement Program). The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program establishes agricultural conservation easements on eligible land through eligible entities and landowners, protecting farmland and natural resources through perpetual or time-limited easements. The program ranks parcels based on criteria including prime farmland protection, historical or archaeological resource protection, grazing uses, farm viability, proximity to protected land, and alignment with state and regional conservation goals.

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 indiana.