The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns.
Missouri Fiscal Year 2025 RCPP Projects
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
NRCS accepts applications for RCPP on a continuous basis throughout the year. We announce signup cutoff deadlines as funds become available.
NRCS in Missouri invites qualifying farmers and landowners to apply to receive technical and financial assistance through RCPP. Funding is available for seven regional partnership projects, which are outlined below. Applications must be received by this date to be considered for this round of funding.
Program Restoring and Improving Monarch Ecosystems (PRIME)
Lead Partner: Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Eligible Counties: Andrew, Atchison, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Ray, Saline and Worth
Precision Farm Data & Strategic Buffer Project
Lead Partner: Missouri Department of Conservation
Eligible Counties: Chariton, Lafayette, Linn, Macon, Pettis, Randolph and Saline
Sand Prairie Restoration Partnership Program
Lead Partner: Missouri Department of Conservation
Eligible Counties: Butler, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott and Stoddard
Missouri Targeted Conservation
Lead Partner: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Eligible Counties: portions of Audrain, Bates, Boone, Bollinger, Caldwell, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Daviess, DeKalb, Dunklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Osage, Pemiscot, Pettis, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Scott, Shelby, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Vernon and Worth
James River Headwaters RCPP
Lead Partner: Watershed Committee of the Ozarks Inc.
Eligible Counties: Greene & Webster
Increasing On-Farm Resilience to Drought and Flood in Missouri
Lead Partner: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Eligible Counties: All counties in Missouri are eligible
Increasing On-Farm Resilience to Drought and Flood in Missouri
Lead Partner: The Nature Conservancy
Eligible Counties: Cedar, Harrison, St. Clair, and Vernon
RCPP Overview
RCPP promotes coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed and regional natural resource concerns.
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