Project Grant NR206424XXXXG002

The Cooperative Agreement award of $840,000 from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will support the Missouri Cattlemen's/NRCS Partnership Program. This 3-year effort, commencing on August 26, 2023, will provide technical assistance to educate agricultural producers in Missouri about NRCS programs and services. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help landowners conserve natural...

The Missouri State University will provide $370,000 in watershed planning technical assistance services to the National Resources Conservation Service through September 2025 under a new Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 16, 2022. Funded by the Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA #10.902), the agreement supports the NRCS's mission of providing conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations...

The University of Missouri System, doing business as the Curators of the University of Missouri, received a $226,550 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The 3-year award period runs from August 15, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The funding will support the University's efforts to engage family forest landowners in the Missouri and Mississippi River...

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 University of Missouri System received a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil Survey Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.903). The purpose of the award is to "capture fire as a critical driver of ecosystem structure & process in state-and-transition models in an area where research on fire behavior and effects is less than other portions of the country." The project will be...

This $875,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is intended to target Mississippi's historically underserved landowners through outreach and educational resources. The funding will enable The Kkac Organization, a minority-owned non-profit community development corporation, to deliver comprehensive technical assistance, education, training, and outreach...

This $696,976 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) aims to increase the participation of underserved landowners in federal conservation programs across Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. The award will fund six landowner outreach and education workshops to promote the benefits of longleaf pine as a climate-smart option, while also providing biodiversity...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $249,805.53 Project Grant to the Missouri Coalition For The Environment Foundation to provide technical workshops and farm bill education for underserved farmers in Missouri. The award, which runs from August 29, 2023 to September 30, 2026, is funded through the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This program provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts,...

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 $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) aims to increase the participation and inclusion of minority farmers, ranchers, landowners, and other agricultural groups in the Lower Mississippi Delta region. Economic Analysis Inc., a woman-owned and black-owned small business, will use the funds over a 3-year period from September 2024 to September 2027...