Project Grant 18137335

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...

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....

This $908,136.79 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), aims to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management. The prime awardee, World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF), is collaborating with three rancher-led organizations in Nebraska and Montana to strengthen and expand grazing schools, workshops, and ranching for profit programs...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $848,340.54 in funding to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Inc. to support expanded grazing management and grassland conservation efforts in Montana. The five-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2029, focuses on implementing grazing improvements, restoring native vegetation, enhancing habitat for...

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...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Ecosystems Protection Service, LLC a $1.5 million cooperative agreement under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program to provide construction assistance for easement rehabilitation and enhancement activities from September 2022 through May 2025. Specifically, the award will fund rehabilitation of prior restored easements and enhancement of previous work with new structures to further the Agricultural...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $5.9 million cooperative agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. on September 22, 2022 to educate private landowners about USDA conservation programs and assist with implementing conservation projects through September 30, 2025. The funding supports Pheasants Forever's work to conserve soil, water, and wildlife in Minnesota under the Conservation Reserve Program. Authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized in 2018, the CRP...