Project Grant IC0512002112

The National Resources Conservation Service, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $1,187,213 Project Grant to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) to promote and deliver precision agriculture and conservation solutions. The grant aims to demonstrate, through enterprise-specific data, that conservation and best management practices can increase farm profitability. The project will be carried out from October 1, 2025 to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a $1,600,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to Pheasants Forever, Inc. under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The agreement, effective from September 10, 2025 to August 14, 2030, will have biologists from Pheasants Forever work with agricultural producers and forest landowners to meet natural resource conservation goals and objectives. The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary initiative...

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 $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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $358,905 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) to the South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts. The purpose of this 3-year award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to provide professional development and training to all Conservation District employees in South Dakota. The Conservation Reserve Program aims to...

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 Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $220,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Farmers Conservation Alliance on September 20, 2021 through the Conservation Stewardship Program. Under this award, the Farmers Conservation Alliance will collaborate with various local, state, and federal entities through September 2026 to determine the feasibility of using various Natural Resources Conservation Service programs to support watershed plans or irrigation...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provides $918,456.56 in funding to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. for the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The award supports efforts to promote ecosystem improvement and wetland wildlife habitat through education of wetland benefits to landowners and the general public. Key activities include permanently protecting acreage through fee title or...

This $1.5 million cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service will provide technical assistance for annual monitoring of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements and Wetland Reserve Program easements through September 2027. In addition, the Nature Conservancy will coordinate the Tri-State Conservation Partnership consisting of NRCS and conservation partners in Arkansas, Louisiana, and...

The Petroleum County Conservation District received a $321,264 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Through this award, the Petroleum County Conservation District will provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers in Montana from September 2021 through September 2026 to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related natural resources on...