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Utah's Focused Opportunities

NRCS Utah utilizes strategic funding pools (SFPs) in partnership with landowners, area stakeholders, and other resource professionals to target locally identified high priority natural resource concerns and work toward a desired outcome.

Locally Led Conservation

At the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Utah, we understand effectively partnering with our local, county and state agencies and organizations is paramount to our mission of conserving our natural resources and helping people help the land. Utah’s diverse landscape and resource needs require strategic funding and focused efforts to support locally led conservation on the ground.

Utah's Strategic Approach

  • Partner-Centric: Collaboration and coordination through partnerships with local, state, federal, and tribal partners, and non-governmental organizations.
  • Cost Effective: Leverages funding sources from partners to make federal conservation dollars go farther.
  • Focused and Targeted: Investments target specific areas to achieve clearly defined natural resource goals.
  • Results Orientated: Emphasis on planning with the end in mind. Long Range Plans and local strategies designed with measurable goals.
  • A Management Tool: Empowers NRCS staff to deliver more effective project planning and increases our efficiency in implementation. 

Local Working Group Meetings

Every year, NRCS hosts Local Working Group meetings where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Local Resources Assessment Priorities (LRAP) and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Working Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Working Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office, or visit our Utah State Technical Committee page. 

What's Available in My County?

Select a county from the list to learn about current strategic funding pools in your area.

Map of NRCS Utah Area Teams and Field Office Locations
Map of NRCS Utah Area Teams. PDF available of detailed NRCS Utah field offices by location.

Find Your Local Service Center

USDA Service Centers are locations where you can connect with Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Rural Development employees for your business needs. Enter your state and county below to find your local service center and agency offices. If this locator does not work in your browser, please visit offices.usda.gov.