Project Grant IC2210001710

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 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...

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 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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $283,548 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Center of Southwest Culture, a non-profit organization, to provide a series of culturally and linguistically informed training workshops on soil regeneration, water conservation, and farm development. The goal is to improve conservation practices and build the success of limited-resource, socially...

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, doing business as the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, received a $384,708 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to deliver the technical portion of agricultural programs under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The CRP, authorized under the Food Security Act of 1985 and reauthorized by the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, aims to conserve natural...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $132,099 Cooperative Agreement to Iowa State University to build a culture of conservation through its Conservation Station initiative. Over a 3-year period from September 16, 2023 to September 15, 2026, the funding will be used to advance the Soil and Water Conservation Program's (CFDA 10.902) goal of promoting soil health engagement in the agronomic community. This will be achieved through field days and...