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### NRCS Texas partners with Texas FFA Contest Career Development Event 

April 16, 2024

Recently, the Texas FFA Association held the Area Qualifying Contest Career Development Event (CDE) at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Texas played an integral role in the contest.

Texas

### USDA Provides Emergency Conservation Funds to Help Oklahoma Farmers Recover from Wildfires

April 16, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening a special disaster sign-up for $1 million in additional funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for producers in Oklahoma who have been impacted by recent wildfires.

OklahomaLandRange & PastureEnvironmental Quality Incentives Program

### NRCS Announces Second EQIP & RCPP Signup for 2024 Funding

April 16, 2024

Agricultural producers, farmers, and forest landowners need to apply by May 17, 2024 for the second round of funding in fiscal year 2024.

WisconsinClimateLandSoilWaterWildlife HabitatCroplandsForestryGrassesInsects and PollinatorsOrganic AgricultureRange & PastureSoil HealthUrban AgricultureWildlifeConservation Stewardship ProgramEnvironmental Quality Incentives ProgramGreat Lakes Restoration Initiative

### NRCS seeks new priority watersheds for the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and National Water Quality Initiative

April 16, 2024

Indiana NRCS announced it is accepting proposals to designate new priority watersheds for the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) and National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) through June 15.  

Indiana

### NRCS Issues Call for Proposals for NewEQIP-WaterSMART Initiative Priority Areas

April 16, 2024

Through WaterSMART, BOR supports States, Tribes, and local entities as they plan for and implement actions to increase water supply through investments to modernize existing infrastructure and attention to local water conflicts.

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### NRCS California Launches Two Popular Initiatives to Support Avian Populations on California’s Agriculture Lands

April 15, 2024

USDA NRCS in California is taking applications for both the NRCS Migratory Bird Resurgence Initiative (MBRI) and Tricolored Blackbird Initiative through May 24, 2024. 

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### Partner Spotlight: Soil and Water Conservation Society

April 11, 2024

The Soil and Water Conservation Society partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop A Conservation Professionals’ Guide to Diversity, Equitable and Inclusive Conservation Delivery Among the Historically Underserved through an Equity in Conservation cooperative agreement.  

### USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture

April 11, 2024

USDA is accepting project proposals now through July 2, 2024, that will help farmers and forest landowners adopt and expand conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis. 

### Jasper Area Conservation Projects Fiscal Year 2024 Application Date

April 11, 2024

Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) project in Jasper Area will soon be underway in South Dakota.

South Dakota

### NRCS in the Caribbean Area Uses Streamlined Process to Accelerate High Demand Conservation Funding to Producers 

April 11, 2024

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has accelerated conservation program funding decisions through its “Act Now” process, which enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a state’s pre-determined minimum ranking score.

Caribbean Area

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