USDA announces Conservation Collaboration Grants – United States

Deadline: 31 May 2020

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced the potential availability of grants and agreements in Kansas 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 Outreach Grants or Agreements is to leverage NRCS and partner resources to assist historically underserved farmers and ranchers and assist farmers and ranchers to improve, restore or maintain natural resources that:

Improve soil health.
Improve water quality.
Provide 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.

Emphasis will be placed on projects that:

Build technical capacity to implement Farm Bill Conservation Programs.
Build technical capacity of NRCS and partner field conservation employees.
Build the capacity of local partners to develop and implement effective projects.
Leverage non-Federal resources to achieve positive natural resources conservation outcomes.

Funding Information

The total amount of Federal funding the agency expects to award through this opportunity is $4 million.

Duration

Projects may be between 1 and 3 years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on a project start date of September 15, 2020.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types: