Technical Assistance Grants
Since 2018, NACD and NRCS, through a series of cooperative agreements, have partnered to provide funding to enhance conservation district technical assistance across the nation. The NACD Technical Assistance grant program awards funds to conservation districts to hire staff where additional capacity is needed to improve customer service to producers and reduce workload pressure. To ensure the funds are directed to areas where they will have the highest impact, NACD works with state and territory conservation partnerships to identify the highest priority locations.
Effective outreach, conservation education, technical assistance, and land stewardship have never been more important. Through this program, conservation districts, their respective state/territory associations and agencies, Resource Conservation & Development Councils, and Tribal organizations help provide the outreach, education, mentoring, and technical assistance that helps farmers, ranchers, and forest stewards make informed decisions on their lands to enhance its sustainability.
NACD and NRCS share the goals of impacting individual producers and communities, as well as increasing civic engagement to strengthen the locally led conservation delivery system.
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Current Grantee Resources
TA Grant Story Map
Scroll through the map below to see how these grants have helped conservation districts, producers, and partners across the country since the start of these grants.
Questions about this funding opportunity or other NACD opportunities can be directed to Chessa Ossefoort, NACD Program Manager, at Chessa-Ossefoort[at]nacdnet.org or your NACD Region Representative.