Deadline: 11-Mar-23
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of cooperative agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership.
The purpose of Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements is to leverage NRCS and partner resources to:
- Improve soil health.
- Improve landscape performance in dealing with water quantity issues; either excess or inadequate, and downstream impacts.
- Improve water quality.
- Improve habitat for local wildlife species of concern.
- Improve the environmental and economic performance of working agricultural lands.
- Assist communities and groups to build and strengthen local food projects that provide healthy food and economic opportunities.
Funding Information
- The Federal funding agency expects to award approximately $2,500,000 through this opportunity.
- Projects may be between one and four years in duration.
- The agency expects to make up to 15 awards.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.