Project Grant NR223A750013G020

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $710,000 cooperative agreement to the National Women In Agriculture Association through the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902) on September 7, 2022 to be completed by September 29, 2024. Under this cooperative agreement, the National Women In Agriculture Association will provide a unique pilot program using greenhouse gas sequestration technologies to address climate change. The program aims to test approaches...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $609,006 Cooperative Agreement to Renewing The Countryside II, doing business as Renewing Countryside, under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The three-year project, beginning on March 1, 2024, will engage and empower women farmers and landowners, including beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, to learn about, understand, and implement conservation practices that will benefit the ecosystem....

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $550,000 cooperative agreement to the National Woodland Owners Association, Inc. to support conservation activities under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) from September 2022 through September 2027. Through CSP, NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land. This award will support the National Woodland Owners...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $299,193 Cooperative Agreement to the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF) on September 18, 2023. This award, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), will support WWF's efforts to expand and diversify their existing Ranch Systems and Viability Planning (RSVP) network. The goal is to include more tribal ranchers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and women ranchers across eastern Montana,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $195,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The agreement aims to provide strategic conservation delivery assistance that enhances the agency's ability to support conservation. The funding will support SWOAM in delivering conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts,...

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 federal Cooperative Agreement award of $166,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902) will enable the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to offer its GROW MORE and Conservation Champions programs across South Carolina. These programs train conservation practitioners and farmer leaders to incorporate social science understandings of behavior change into efforts to encourage their...

The National Grazing Lands Coalition will deliver six Working Effectively with Livestock Producers training courses totaling approximately $622,800 under a Cooperative Agreement with the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The trainings will provide approximately 30 students each in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi with skills to work with livestock producers, meeting the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center Education and Development Standards...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $149,999.45 in funding to support the Center for Land Based Learning in California. The project aims to create wildlife habitat, increase biodiversity, stabilize stream banks, and establish native vegetation along waterways to filter nutrients and improve water quality. The award also funds a Student and Landowner...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Spruce Root, Inc. a $100,000 cooperative agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The award will support conferences and retreats from September 2022 through September 2027 to bring Alaskan farmers together to share best management practices and promote sustainable agriculture. By facilitating knowledge sharing among industry professionals and farmers, the agreement directly supports the...