Project Grant 16637723

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $241,700 cooperative agreement to Auburn University from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the Grassland Reserve Program. The university will evaluate the efficacy of various management treatments for maintaining wildflower plantings and maximizing benefits to native pollinators. As part of the Grassland Reserve Program, which assists landowners in restoring and protecting eligible grazing lands through...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to Mississippi State University from September 2021 to November 2024 under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. The university will evaluate regenerative grazing systems and their impact on soil health. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program aims to limit conversion of farmland containing prime soils and historical resources through conservation easements. Under this...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $332,233 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) on February 28, 2024. The purpose of this 32-month award under the Grassland Reserve Program (CFDA 10.920) is to evaluate the ecosystem benefits of Farm Bill conservation practices on wetlands in the Playa Lakes region. As part of the agreement, UTA will collaborate with the University of...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $387,614, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) federal grant program. The primary objectives are to restore and conserve grassland habitat on private lands in Montana that are vulnerable to cropland conversion as Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expire. The grant recipient, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization, will...

The Grasslands Charitable Foundation will receive $150,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2. The funding is provided under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631) to serve as a fiscal agent and enroll private landowners in conservation projects benefitting federal trust species. Specifically, Grasslands Charitable Foundation will deliver on-the-ground conservation work by providing...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1.86 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program to support private landowners in Missouri in applying voluntary conservation practices from September 2021 through September 2024. The funding will support landowners in reducing soil erosion, improving soil health, water quality and quantity, wildlife habitat, and grazing conditions through conservation practices....

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $255,970 cooperative agreement to the Kansas Alliance For Wetlands And Streams Inc. from September 29, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the Conservation Reserve Program. The funding will support increased conservation planning assistance and long-term stewardship for the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program and related easement programs in Kansas. As authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill,...

This $908,136.79 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) funds efforts to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management in Nebraska and Montana. The prime awardee, World Wildlife Fund, Inc., will collaborate with three rancher-led organizations to strengthen and expand grazing schools, workshops, and ranching education for young adults. Key...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Why Initiative Inc. under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913) to establish a community growth and development initiative for sustainable agricultural communities, especially for underserved rural areas in Mississippi. The initiative will work with Mississippi communities from August 9, 2021 to September 14, 2022 to limit the conversion of important...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded Kansas State University $843,870 under a Cooperative Agreement from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. The funding supports using vulnerability analysis to guide woody plant control outreach efforts in maintaining and improving identified core grasslands in Kansas. This work is being conducted under the Conservation Reserve Program, which aims to conserve and improve soil, water, and wildlife resources. Kansas State University will...