The Soil and Water Conservation Society, Incorporated (SWCS) will provide conservation technical assistance services totaling $257,300 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). The award is part of the USDA NRCS' Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program and runs from May 16, 2022 through April 30, 2024. Under the agreement, SWCS will assist private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...
This $266,280 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) to the Routt County Conservation District in Colorado is designed to test innovative strategies and practices that improve agricultural drought resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainable profitability. The award, spanning September 2023 to September 2025, will fund the delivery of conservation technical assistance, education,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $294,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Cattlemen's Association. The purpose of this 2-year project is to test innovative strategies and practices that improve agricultural drought resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainable profitability in Colorado. The award, effective September 28, 2023, is funded through the CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation program, which provides conservation...
The National Conservation District Employees Association was awarded a $4,087,300 Cooperative Agreement by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The award is to implement a national conservation planning partnership communications strategy project nationwide. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, and environmental conservation through...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $461,496.86 Cooperative Agreement on Sep 29, 2023 to the South Central Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The agreement will educate agricultural producers in 4 counties on mitigating woody encroachment over the 3-year project period ending Sep 28, 2026. The funding supports the non-profit organization's efforts to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation to the Southwestern North Carolina Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc. The award provides funding for 8 positions that will deliver administrative and program support to NRCS technical field and state office staff. The support will assist in the management of conservation programs, annual applications, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $427,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association on September 29, 2023. This 3-year award (ending September 28, 2026) is funded through the USDA NRCS Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of the award is to "accomplish the goals of changing paradigms and exposing producers to conservation practices by wide array of means." This will...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $300,000.00 in funding to the National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC), doing business as the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, to demonstrate a climate-smart, supply-chain ready method of delivering progressive conservation technical assistance on grazing lands. The award period runs from July 20,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $939,127 Cooperative Agreement to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas. This 3-year project, running from September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will document the environmental impacts of soil and water conservation practices on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and monitor edge-of-field practices. The work falls under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, a program that...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $264,283 Cooperative Agreement to The Wanderland Society, Inc. on February 28, 2024 under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). This comprehensive initiative is designed to promote sustainable agriculture and natural resource conservation in historically underserved communities in Georgia. The award will support the delivery of conservation technical assistance services,...