Conservation Reserve Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.069
- Agency
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Farm Service Agency
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 285 $160,487,050 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- CRP
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Treasury accounts
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- 12-4336-0-3-999
- 12-1004-0-1-302
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency and National Resources Conservation Service are distributing grant funding under the Conservation Reserve Program (CFDA 10.069) to provide technical assistance, monitoring, and conservation implementation support; the most recent grant award was made October 1, 2025.
The program funds conservation technical assistance, program delivery acceleration, monitoring and evaluation of CRP approaches, wildlife habitat enhancement, soil health improvement, and outreach to agricultural producers and landowners. Recent awards support precision agriculture demonstrations that link conservation to farm profitability, technical assistance to improve watershed health and pollinator habitat in specific states, workload assistance to state NRCS offices processing Farm Bill program applications, professional development and training for conservation staff, and collaborative partnerships between NRCS and conservation districts. Funding flows predominantly through Cooperative Agreements (259 awards, 91 percent) with smaller share of Project Grants (25 awards, 9 percent).
The National Resources Conservation Service dominates funding by both award count and federal dollars obligated: 162 awards totaling $147.5 million federal dollars. Farm Service Agency holds 121 awards worth $5.2 million federal dollars, with subordinate FSA offices (Kansas City Commodity Office and Washington Office) accounting for an additional $7.8 million across 2 awards. The portfolio spans 285 awards dating to 2008, with recent activity averaging 16–32 awards per year; 2025 shows 17 awards year-to-date. Combined federal dollars obligated total $160.5 million, with recipients contributing an additional $13.2 million in non-federal matching funds.
Representative recent awards include a $2.2 million Cooperative Agreement to provide CRP workload assistance and transition incentive outreach in Indiana (September 2025); a $1.6 million Cooperative Agreement with a biologist organization to work with agricultural producers and forest landowners on natural resource conservation goals (September 2025); a $1.187 million Project Grant for precision agriculture and conservation solutions demonstrating farm profitability linkage (October 2025); and a $4.728 million Cooperative Agreement for coordination, planning, and technical training in Minnesota (September 2024).
No grant opportunities are currently open or recently posted. The most recent opportunity was posted April 8, 2024 (USDA-FSA-NHQ-CRP-24-NOFO0001333), a closed Cooperative Agreement solicitation from Farm Service Agency announcing up to $10 million for CRP monitoring, assessment, and evaluation projects with a minimum award of $500,000 and maximum of $5 million; that deadline closed June 7, 2024. Earlier opportunities focused on state-specific conservation collaboration agreements, technical assistance projects, and CRP decision support assessments posted between 2018 and 2024, most now closed.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary USDA program which contracts directly with landowners and operators to cost-effectively implement conservation practices that conserve and improve the nation's natural resources. The program's obj
- Description
Participants receive payments to take environmentally sensitive land out of production and implement conservation practices that reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and support wildlife habitat, helping protect the nation's long-term capacity to produce food and water.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Eligible participants may include: individual; trust - revocable; trust - irrevocable; general partnership; State and local government; joint venture; churches, charities, and non-profit organizations; corporations; public schools; limited liability companies; BIA or Indian represented by BIA; limited partnerships; limited liability partnership; individuals operating a small business; limited liability limited partnerships; Indian tribal ventures. Estate Payment limitation, adjusted gross income provisions and certain payment eligibility requirements apply.
- Uses of assistance
Eligible landowners or operators may place highly erodible or other environmentally sensitive land into a 10-15-year contract. The participant, in return for annual payments, agrees to implement a conservation plan approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for converting highly erodible cropland or other environmentally sensitive land to a long-term resource conserving cover i.e., eligible land must be planted with a vegetative cover, such as, perennial grasses, legumes, fobs, shrubs, or trees. Financial and technical assistance are available to participants to assist in the establishment of a long- term resource conserving cover.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
In general, annual rental payments are made for 10-15 years. If cost-share assistance to establish the appropriate cover is needed, a payment is made after it is determined that the practice is installed according to an approved conservation plan. FSA may provide certain incentives for buffers, wetlands or other environmentally sensitive lands.
How to apply
- Award procedure
FSA will notify producers whose offers are determined acceptable as soon as practicable after the close of the signup for offers submitted through a competitive enrollment. For offers submitted through a non-competitive enrollment, FSA will notify producers as soon as practicable after all documents are submitted by the producer and all other producers, practice and land eligibility determinations are completed.
- Deadlines
National CRP notices and Outreach materials announce deadlines.
- Time to approval or disapproval
From 7 to 120 days.
- Appeals
Producers may appeal any determination to county FSA committee, State committee, or National Appeals Division. Matters that are generally applicable to all producers are not appealable.
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 285 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pheasants Forever, Inc. | $45,127,635 | 28% |
| 2 | Iowa Association Of Soil Conservation District Commissioners | $10,260,939 | 6% |
| 3 | Illinois Department Of Agriculture | $9,483,896 | 6% |
| 4 | Association Of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation District | $7,340,254 | 5% |
| 5 | Lewis & Clark Community College | $6,967,293 | 4% |
| 6 | Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | $6,501,348 | 4% |
| 7 | Colorado Department Of Agriculture | $5,689,133 | 4% |
| 8 | Minnesota Board Of Water And Soil Resources | $4,727,608 | 3% |
| 9 | Mississippi Soil And Water Conservation Commission | $4,500,000 | 3% |
| 10 | Ohio Federation Of Soil And Water Conservation Districts | $4,166,000 | 3% |
10 of 183 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$174,820 |
| FY2025 | $16,640,138 |
| FY2024 | $27,399,208 |
| FY2023 | $46,742,553 |
| FY2022 | $35,985,157 |
| FY2021 | $22,941,907 |
| FY2020 | $9,100,718 |
| FY2019 | -$18,846 |
| FY2017 | $189,867 |
| FY2010 | $82,182 |
| FY2009 | $1,857,869 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.069?
Assistance Listing 10.069 is Conservation Reserve Program, a federal grant program run by Farm Service Agency (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Conservation Reserve Program?
Its CFDA number is 10.069: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.069 awarded?
285 grant awards under 10.069 have obligated $160,487,050 in federal funds to 183 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.069?
The recipients obligated the most under Conservation Reserve Program are Pheasants Forever, Inc. ($45,127,635), Iowa Association Of Soil Conservation District Commissioners ($10,260,939) and Illinois Department Of Agriculture ($9,483,896).
How much did 10.069 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 10.069 obligated $16,640,138 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 10.069?
No opportunity listed under 10.069 is open now. The latest, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) FY24 Monitoring, Assessment, and Evaluation (MAE) Opportunity, was posted on April 8, 2024.
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