Well Told Grants

Grants / Department of Agriculture / Natural Resources Conservation Service

USDA-NRCS-WY-MULTI-24-NOFO0001356: 2024 Wyoming Conservation Cooperative Agreements

Closed Closed April 19, 2024 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-WY-MULTI-24-NOFO0001356

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Natural Resources Conservation Service notices from 2024.

Natural Resources Conservation Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $25,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 19, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 5, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMarch 5, 2024
DeadlineApril 19, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 14 applicant types the notice lists

More grants for nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: 2024 Wyoming Conservation Cooperative Agreements Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:. USDA-NRCS-WY-MULTI-24-NOFO0001356 Assistance Listing: This program is listed in the Assistance Listings (previously referred to as the Catalog of Federal Financial Assistance) on Sam.gov under the assistance listings below, which can be found at: https://sam.gov/content/home. 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation (CTA): 16 U.S.C. 590a-f, 590q 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq. 10.924 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP): 16 U.S.C. 3839aa-21 et seq. 10.931 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP): 16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq. 10.069 Conservation Reservation Program (CRP): 16 U.S.C. 3831-3835a 10.932 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP): 16 U.S.C. 3871 et seq. SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the federal government's trading partners in support of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes. Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2024. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. The amount of funding available for successful agreements will vary. $2,000,000 is potentially available under this announcement. This announcement invites applications from the network of outreach and conservation organizations that focus on Wyoming Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Program implementation. This notice is a solicitation for cooperative agreement proposals to assist Wyoming NRCS in carrying out our mission. Note, Conservation Contribution Agreements and Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) are advertised separately and should not be submitted in response to this notice of funding opportunity. Proposals should focus on the resiliency of Wyoming agriculture by addressing climate smart agriculture through targeted resource concerns. The target resource concerns include address climate resiliency and drought, plant productivity and forest health, air quality, water quality, water quantity, soil health, wildlife habitat and outreach.

Category: Environment, Natural Resources.

Who has won Soil and Water Conservation grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Soil and Water Conservation (10.902) awarded $1.5 billion across 2,560 grant awards, an average of $601,371 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
National Association of Conservation DistrictsDistrict of Columbia11$119 million
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDistrict of Columbia15$89.5 million
Pheasants Forever, Inc.Minnesota28$44.8 million
Whiteriver Regional IrrigationArkansas2$43.2 million
The American Farmland TrustDistrict of Columbia16$32.6 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($276 million), Arkansas ($106 million), Mississippi ($92.3 million), Michigan ($71.8 million), Minnesota ($64.9 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is USDA-NRCS-WY-MULTI-24-NOFO0001356 still open?

No. It closed on April 19, 2024.

Who can apply for 2024 Wyoming Conservation Cooperative Agreements?

Natural Resources Conservation Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

What is the deadline for 2024 Wyoming Conservation Cooperative Agreements?

Closed April 19, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $2.0 million in total across about 5 awards.

Who has won Soil and Water Conservation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Association of Conservation Districts, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Inc. The program made 2,560 awards worth $1.5 billion in that time.

Similar open grants