The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of cooperative conservation agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Purpose of the Program
The purpose of cooperative conservation agreements through this funding opportunity is to leverage NRCS and partner resources to:
- Improve water quality
- Improve soil health
- 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 & NRCS conservation programs
- Establish Demonstration Farm Networks
- Urban Agriculture technical assistance
- Build technical capacity of NRCS and partner field conservation employees
- Build the capacity of local partners to develop and implement effective projects
- Achieve positive and measurable natural resources conservation outcomes
Proposed projects must be performed in the State of Wisconsin.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding Amount: $7,000,000
- Maximum Funding Amount: $2,000,000
- Minimum Funding Amount: $100,000
Start Dates and Performance Periods
Projects may be between 1 and 5 years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date of September 30, 2023.
Eligible Applicants
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- For profit organizations other than Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
