Plant Materials for Conservation
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 10.905
- Agency
-
National Resources Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 224 $4,566,154 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funds cooperative agreements and project grants under CFDA 10.905 to develop, test, and deploy plant materials and seed production technologies for soil and water conservation, with the most recent award made October 1, 2025.
The program has maintained steady activity since 2006. The portfolio shows 224 awards over two decades with recent annual volume of two to four awards per year; in the past five years, NRCS funded three awards in 2025, two in 2024, two in 2023, four in 2020, and two in 2019. Grant opportunities have not been posted recently in the source material.
Funded activities span plant science development and testing for natural resource applications, seed and plant production in support of conservation work, facility and grounds maintenance at Plant Materials Centers, seasonal staffing at regional PMCs, farm crew support for seed crop harvest and maintenance, and cover crop resilience trials. Representative recent awards include a cooperative agreement with New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center for coordination with the NRCS Plant Materials Center ($100,000, August 2025); a cooperative agreement for seed and plant production technology development ($65,000, July 2025); and a cooperative agreement supporting the Bismarck PMC with seasonal staffing ($32,000, October 2025).
The NRCS dominates funding, providing 223 of 224 awards totaling $4.5 million in federal obligations, with NRCS Headquarters accounting for one award worth $27 thousand. The portfolio is predominantly cooperative agreements (99 percent, 222 awards) with only two project grants. Combined federal and non-federal dollars obligated total $4.6 million. Individual awards typically range from under $1,000 to $163 thousand, with occasional larger arrangements such as the $630,000 NMSU agreement funded in 2020. No recent grant opportunities are described in the source material.
Objective and description
- Objective
To assemble, evaluate, and promote the use of new and improved plant materials for soil, water, and related resource conservation and environmental improvement programs. To develop technology for land management and revegetation with plant materials.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 224 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center | $1,086,225 | 24% |
| 2 | New Mexico State University | $650,000 | 14% |
| 3 | South Bingham Soil Conservation District | $399,342 | 9% |
| 4 | Lincoln County Soil And Water Conservation District | $314,042 | 7% |
| 5 | Oregon State University | $269,999 | 6% |
| 6 | North Dakota Association Of Soil Conservation Districts | $166,172 | 4% |
| 7 | Logan County Conservation District | $134,212 | 3% |
| 8 | Texas A & M Univ Kingsville | $125,876 | 3% |
8 of 81 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$98,027 |
| FY2025 | $254,118 |
| FY2024 | $217,659 |
| FY2023 | $161,452 |
| FY2022 | $227,205 |
| FY2021 | $373,110 |
| FY2020 | $373,480 |
| FY2012 | $15,537 |
| FY2011 | $283,791 |
| FY2010 | $564,342 |
| FY2009 | $1,078,583 |
| FY2008 | $448,630 |
| FY2007 | $289,785 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.905?
Assistance Listing 10.905 is Plant Materials for Conservation, a federal grant program run by National Resources Conservation Service (Department of Agriculture). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Plant Materials for Conservation?
Its CFDA number is 10.905: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.905 awarded?
224 grant awards under 10.905 have obligated $4,566,154 in federal funds to 81 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.905?
The recipients obligated the most under Plant Materials for Conservation are Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center ($1,086,225), New Mexico State University ($650,000) and South Bingham Soil Conservation District ($399,342).
How much did 10.905 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 10.905 obligated $254,118 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
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