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Regional Conservation Partnership Program - MO

RCPP

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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