Project Grant IC2109016409

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 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,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Tuscola County Soil Conservation District in Michigan to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069). The project period runs from September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary federal initiative that provides financial incentives to agricultural producers to convert environmentally...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,332,000 Cooperative Agreement to Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in Indiana. The purpose of the award is to AUGMENT NRCS STAFF TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE OUTSTANDING CRP WORKLOAD WITHIN THE STATE. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary federal program that provides financial incentives to agricultural producers to convert environmentally sensitive cropland...

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...

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 $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...