Collaborative Technical Assistance (cooperative agreement)
Department Of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Assist NRCS in conservation activities including: Increase conservation planning using the NRCS conservation planning process, assist with NRCS program conservation practice design, and increase conservation practice implementation.
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Helps agricultural producers get support for planning and implementing conservation practices. This includes free technical assistance from conservation partners working with NRCS.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Accelerated financial assistance (cost-share) and free technical assistance for implementing conservation practices. This includes support for soil health, productivity, reducing inputs, riverbank restoration, water quality improvement, and regenerative practices, facilitated through the 'Act Now' process for eligible NRCS conservation programs.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: agriculture, forestry, conservation
Region: United States (state and county specific criteria apply)
Other Criteria: Agricultural producers, farmers, ranchers, landowners, or non-industrial forest managers, Own or lease land, Must apply to an eligible underlying conservation program (AMA, EQIP, CSP, RCPP, ACEP, Regenerative Pilot Program), Establish a farm tract number with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), Certify compliance with adjusted gross income (AGI) limitation provisions, Certify compliance with highly erodible land (HEL) and wetland conservation (WC) requirements of the Food Security Act, Application must meet or exceed state's pre-determined minimum ranking score
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Make a Plan
- Start an Application
- Check your eligibility
- Rank your application
- Implement your plan
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/getting-assistance/how-to-apply
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- continuous
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) Agreement
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required to substantiate the application.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- cost-share assistance for agricultural land easements
- monitoring and management of easements
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- expenses incurred before contract execution
- costs for practices started prior to contract approval
- 📏Expense Caps
- none
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- null
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- 📚Stacking Rules
- null
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- null
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small, medium businesses in agriculture, forestry, conservation industries located in United States (state and county specific criteria apply).
This program offers funding up to $52,000,000 (minimum $2).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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