Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Agriculture

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) 2022 Projects Announced

NRCS is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led projects through RCPP Classic and RCPP Alternative Funding Arrangements.

FY22 RCPP Projects announcement; click to see news release. Photo of a field of crops in the foreground, looking at barn in the tree line of woods.

Investing in Innovation

NRCS will invest $15 million this year for the Conservation Innovation Grants Classic program. Apply by October 11, 2022.

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements

USDA is investing $12 million in partnerships to support producers and increase conservation on grazing lands

New Partnership in Wyoming Rewards Landowners for Stewarding Wildlife Habitat

A recent habitat lease option compensates landowners across six counties, for maintaining wildlife and migratory big game habitat on their working lands.

Photo of two elk standing in a line, undergrowth atop a hill. The forward one is looking behind itself; the rear one is apparently grazing.

USDA Increases Funding for Partnerships to Restore Wetland Ecosystems

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $20 million in fiscal year 2023 to help conservation partners protect and restore critical wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP).