Project Grant 10DG11051900027

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Southern Sky Center for Diverse Arts and Culture Inc. The grant supports the organization's efforts to conduct agricultural education and outreach to the farming community in Georgia. The project aims to engage the next generation of farmers and underserved producers through practical training and hands-on learning. The grant...

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District will receive $10,017,490 through December 2028 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region's Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program to deliver a coordinated Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Adapted Communities project. The Tahoe RCD will partner with local fire protection districts to provide up to 25,000 defensible space inspections and 15,000 residential chipping services on private properties, corresponding to fuel...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $286,041 Project Grant to the Golden Triangle Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc. (Golden Triangle RC&D), a non-profit organization, under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912). The grant will enable Golden Triangle RC&D to decrease the number of unfulfilled prescribed burn EQIP contracts in NRCS Area 3 of Georgia. The project aims to improve agricultural production, forest management, and...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $600,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will support the East Central MS Planning & Dev, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, in constructing, enlarging, extending, or otherwise improving community facilities that deliver essential services to rural residents in Newton, MS. The two-year...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,380,688 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to the University of California, Davis. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will establish 10 producer sites across the walnut producing areas of California. Each site will consist of a control irrigation block and an SWP-based delayed irrigation block. The project aims to promote agricultural production, forest management, and environmental...

This $1,775,414 federal Project Grant awarded on January 16, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) aims to link small private landowners in Northern California to carbon markets and promote wildfire resilience practices. The grant recipient, the Fall River Resource Conservation District, will use the funding to provide technical assistance, cost-sharing, and support for underserved...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) provides $3,121,523 to the Napa County Resource Conservation District to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in California. The project aims to deliver ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic advantages to urban and community settings, with a...

This $146,952.41 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (CFDA 10.932) provides conservation technical assistance (CTA) for individuals, tribal governments, groups, and organizations in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The award, with a performance period from August 20, 2024 to April 18, 2025, supports the Sierra Resource Conservation District in delivering CTA...

The County of Del Norte, California will receive $116,550 through a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support forest roads aggregate supply. The award, issued under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), will fund the delivery of aggregate materials for forest roads through December 2027. The Schools and Roads program shares receipts from National Forests with states containing National Forest lands to support roads and...

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...