Project Grant 21DG11094200272

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $104,879 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups 53 & 54 in Wisconsin. Administered through the Forest Service's Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), the grant aims to promote long-term forest management on non-federal lands through CRP, which helps landowners remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded the Indiana Department of Natural Resources a $2.2 million Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069), effective September 22, 2025, through July 31, 2030. This award funds outreach, technical assistance, research agreements, and workload assistance activities to support the Conservation Reserve Program Transition Incentive Program in Indiana. The funding augments...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $248,832 to the Kosciusko Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) on September 2, 2025, under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, CFDA 10.069). The award provides workload assistance to augment NRCS staffing capacity in Indiana, enabling the timely completion of CRP administrative and delivery functions through August 16, 2030. This cooperative agreement...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $298,729 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region to support the Minnesota Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signups 53 & 54. The grant was awarded under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to promote long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Minnesota. Funding will support the DNR's delivery of services to landowners to sustain...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) a $1.332M Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) effective August 13, 2025 through June 30, 2030. This award funds staffing augmentation to address substantial workload demands associated with Conservation Reserve Program implementation within Indiana. The additional personnel will enhance the Knox County SWCD's capacity to deliver critical...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a $232,499 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Iowa Conservation Reserve Program Sign Up 55 and 56. The funding will enable the IDNR to promote and enable the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest land in Iowa under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA #10.678) from January 3, 2023 through May 30, 2026. Specifically, the $232,499 in grant funding will...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is funded through the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The $468,942 award will enable the Bartholomew County Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct quality assurance reviews of completed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) work, including CRP data pulls, site visits for CRP establishment, maintenance, and re-enrollment, and status review completion. This...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $122,809 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Wisconsin Conservation Reserve Program Sign Up 55 and 56. The award, made under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), will enable the Wisconsin DNR to promote and enable the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest land in Wisconsin from December 2022 through May 2026. Specifically, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $770,574 Cooperative Agreement to Ripley County Soil & Water Conservation District on Feb 20, 2024 under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The agreement is for the recipient to conduct quality assurance reviews of completed CRP work along with the NRCS liaison, and address any issues identified. This would include CRP data pulls, establishment, maintenance and re-enrollment site work....

The Howard County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive $178,313 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service on February 21, 2023. The funding supports the District and NRCS's efforts to promote sustainable agricultural practices that incorporate water quality benefits in Indiana through February 28, 2028. Specifically, the award will enable the District and NRCS to work cooperatively to assist...