Yuma County Conservation District

Yuma County Conservation District, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Wray, Colorado, operates exclusively as a grant sub-recipient delivering natural resource conservation and land stewardship services to federal agencies through state intermediaries. The district does not hold prime federal contracts or grants and carries no seat on federal contract vehicles; all three recent awards are sub-grant positions flowing from state pass-through agreements with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The district's federal footprint is sparse and nascent. The two named customer agencies — the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office — account for 100% of recent awards with combined obligated value of $323 thousand across three grants awarded in 2024. The work portfolio centers on agricultural conservation and habitat restoration. A December 2024 sub-grant from the Colorado Department of Agriculture funds the hiring of technical staff and conservation technicians to assist private landowners with planning and implementing natural resource conservation measures on their property. A July 2024 sub-grant from the same state intermediary tasks the district with enrolling producers and assisting them in implementing best management practices for soil health under the STAR Plus program, including matching grants to producers for practice implementation. A second July 2024 sub-grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funds cheatgrass treatment, removal, and restoration of 730 acres of cropland through Conservation Reserve Program Upland Bird SAFE enrollment, with the objective of creating, restoring, and enhancing habitat for migratory birds, greater-prairie chicken, and mule deer.

As a local government entity rather than a commercial vendor, Yuma County Conservation District does not compete in federal procurement and carries no SBA certifications. The district's federal engagement is limited to sub-grant performance under state and nonprofit pass-through vehicles, with no independent federal grant authority or contracting posture.