The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $662,278.52 Cooperative Agreement to the Cape Atlantic Soil Conservation District in New Jersey under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902). This 5-year agreement, commencing on July 29, 2024 and concluding on May 31, 2029, will provide technical assistance to all 6 NRCS offices within the state of New Jersey as requested. The position...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $159,952.88 cooperative agreement to the New Jersey Audubon Society Inc. on August 9, 2022 under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The award will provide technical assistance and outreach to landowners in southern New Jersey through September 1, 2027, with an emphasis on wildlife habitat and forestry conservation practices according to NRCS standards. The New Jersey Audubon Society will work directly with...
This Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award will fund efforts to reduce streambank erosion within the Whippany River Watershed in Hanover, New Jersey. Key activities will include removing snags from the river channel and stabilizing severely eroded streambanks to protect adjacent resources. The award was made...
The North Jersey RC&D Area, Inc. will provide $374,517 in conservation planning, technical assistance, and implementation services under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. Through July 2027, North Jersey RC&D will be responsible for completing conservation plans, designing and installing conservation practices, conducting inspections and certifications, monitoring, and payment processing to private...
The Cape Atlantic Soil Conservation District will receive $449,723.69 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to deliver conservation technical assistance services from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2028. The funding is provided through the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902) to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other...
The City of Lambertville, New Jersey received a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The funding will be used to address soil erosion and plant resource concerns by stabilizing gully erosion behind the fire station and performing forest stand improvement practices on Music Mountain Bluff over a two-year period from March 2024 to March 2026. As a...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $110,353.30 Project Grant to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Inc. (CWF) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) on May 1, 2024. The grant will fund CWF's planning and management of a camera trapping effort in wetlands where state biologists have varying degrees of confidence in population estimates, following standard Phase 2 visual surveys. This effort is intended to optimize environmental...
This $1,986,633 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will fund a 5-year partnership to expand the capacity of soil and water conservation districts and their employees in New Mexico. The grant will support efforts to educate current and future partners about all NRCS conservation programs, with the goal of enhancing soil and water resource management,...
The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $2,475,000 Project Grant (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) to the New Mexico Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils, Inc. The grant aims to assist NRCS-NM with outreach related to watershed structures, urban agriculture, and forest stand improvement. The project will be performed in New Mexico and is scheduled to run from July 31, 2024 to...
The National Resources Conservation Service, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $985,466 Project Grant under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to Kanati Land Management, LLC, a woman-owned small business, on September 29, 2023. This 3-year award will provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations in the West Central Technical Service Area to promote sustainable...