Soil and Water Conservation (10.902)
Soil and Water Conservation (Assistance Listing 10.902) is run by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $1.5 billion in 2,560 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $601,371 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $212,122. Half of the 2,560 awards fell between $74,734 and $501,953, and they ranged from $273 to $60.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.5 billion
- Grant awards2,560
- Typical award$212,122
- Awarded in FY 2025$171 million
- Size rank203 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceAdvisory services and counseling
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $398 million in fiscal 2021 to $171 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 203rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 37% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 54 states and territories.
What the program funds
Provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations through a national network of locally-respected, technically-skilled, professional conservationists and assist them in conserving, improving and sustaining our natural resources and environment. This is not a grant program; assistance is provided through expert technical advice and work products.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
The CTA Program is delivered to private individuals, groups of decision makers, tribes, units of governments, and non-governmental organizations in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Marshall Islands.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Technical assistance to the general public in planning and applying natural resource conservation practices, systems, and treatment; and furnishing technical natural resource conservation information to State and local governments. Technical assistance to decision-makers on lands in agriculture, forestry and related uses for planning and applying natural resource conservation practices, systems, and treatment; and furnishing technical natural resource conservation information to State and local governments.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines and selection processes vary by state and solicitation, with many recent opportunities closing in the spring for that fiscal year.
Funding history and past recipients
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.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 52% of the money, state and local governments 31% and colleges and universities 13%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 1,133 | $805 million | 52% |
| State and local governments | 832 | $473 million | 31% |
| Colleges and universities | 434 | $201 million | 13% |
| Small businesses | 54 | $32.2 million | 2.1% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 59 | $13.6 million | 0.9% |
| Businesses | 24 | $8.9 million | 0.6% |
| Individuals | 12 | $4.9 million | 0.3% |
| Other | 12 | $906,790 | less than 0.1% |
By state
52 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 68 | $276 million |
| Arkansas | 121 | $106 million |
| Mississippi | 180 | $92.3 million |
| Michigan | 67 | $71.8 million |
| Minnesota | 84 | $64.9 million |
| Colorado | 43 | $51.7 million |
| Texas | 122 | $45.6 million |
| Oregon | 52 | $45.2 million |
| Missouri | 132 | $44.8 million |
| Iowa | 73 | $44.5 million |
| North Carolina | 72 | $40.7 million |
| Louisiana | 38 | $40.6 million |
| Wisconsin | 118 | $40.5 million |
| Georgia | 106 | $38.2 million |
| California | 115 | $36.0 million |
| New York | 30 | $32.5 million |
| South Carolina | 68 | $32.2 million |
| Nebraska | 59 | $31.6 million |
| Montana | 30 | $28.0 million |
| Ohio | 33 | $27.3 million |
| Virginia | 55 | $23.7 million |
| Utah | 37 | $23.5 million |
| Maryland | 33 | $22.7 million |
| Kansas | 36 | $22.2 million |
| Tennessee | 88 | $19.7 million |
| Alabama | 63 | $18.1 million |
| New Mexico | 47 | $16.5 million |
| Indiana | 34 | $16.1 million |
| Illinois | 19 | $15.5 million |
| Arizona | 48 | $15.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 64 | $13.7 million |
| Kentucky | 44 | $12.1 million |
| Florida | 34 | $10.6 million |
| North Dakota | 16 | $10.5 million |
| Vermont | 14 | $9.8 million |
| Hawaii | 22 | $8.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $8.7 million |
| Rhode Island | 25 | $8.6 million |
| Idaho | 23 | $8.5 million |
| Connecticut | 14 | $6.9 million |
| Washington | 19 | $6.2 million |
| West Virginia | 32 | $5.9 million |
| Maine | 19 | $5.8 million |
| South Dakota | 12 | $5.7 million |
| Massachusetts | 17 | $5.4 million |
| New Jersey | 22 | $5.2 million |
| Puerto Rico | 25 | $4.9 million |
| Alaska | 21 | $4.5 million |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $4.4 million |
| Delaware | 6 | $4.0 million |
| Wyoming | 19 | $3.2 million |
| Nevada | 5 | $1.4 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | $636,003 |
| Guam | 1 | $77,911 |