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USDA seeks innovative partner-led projects delivering sustainable agricultural solutions

-USDA WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking proposals to fund up to $75 million in new, unique projects under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s (RCPP) Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA) that take innovative and non-traditional approaches to conservation solutions at the local, regional and landscape scales. In making selections. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will prioritize projects related to climate smart agriculture and forestry. NRCS will fund up to 15 projects this year through AFA, where partners have more flexibility in working directly with agricultural producers to support the development of new conservation structures and approaches that would not otherwise be effectively implemented through the classic RCPP.

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USDA invests $28M for new wetland projects

USDA invests $28M for new wetland projects March 16, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investment of $28 million in six new Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) projects and four ongoing ones. Partners will contribute $2.82 million, bringing the total investments to $30.82 million. “Wetlands have tremendous benefits ranging from cleaner water, to flood prevention, to enhancing wildlife habitat to sequestering carbon,” said Terry Cosby, acting Chief for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “The Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership helps partners cover more ground with producers in expanding the footprint of healthy wetlands across our country.” Since 2014, WREP projects across 11 states have resulted in 136 closed wetland easements and wetland easements pending closure, protecting more than 27,425 acres.

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