Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos

Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos is a minority-owned, Hispanic American non-profit organization based in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, registered in SAM.gov since July 2015. The organization functions as a Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and provides technical assistance, conservation planning, and educational resources to support natural resource management and environmental protection initiatives throughout Puerto Rico. Through its federal grant awards, the organization delivers specialized services focused on soil conservation, watershed protection, and sustainable agricultural and forestry practices to landowners and agricultural producers across the island.

Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos has received five cooperative agreements from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) totaling over $507,000 in cumulative federal grant funding. The organization's work encompasses multiple NRCS programs, including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program, and the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP). Under the EQIP program, the organization provided technical assistance to agricultural producers and non-industrial private forest landowners for implementing conservation practices, with cooperative agreements valued at $196,997.42 (August 2021 to March 2024) and $183,071.40 (April 2024 to March 2026). For emergency response efforts, the organization received $127,131.40 under the EWP Program to implement recovery measures for watershed protection projects in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, and managed debris removal and streambank stabilization activities in Villalba, Puerto Rico under the EWPP. Additionally, the organization received grant funding for technical program training and staff development to ensure capacity in delivering preliminary assessments and damage reports. All awards were issued directly to Distrito Caribe De Conservacion De Suelos as prime awardee, with no identified sub-contractors, indicating the organization's direct implementation responsibility for all funded conservation services and technical assistance.