EWP requires a disaster declaration by federal or state officials for program assistance to begin, which Puerto Rico has.
Projects benefiting historically underserved producers were given special consideration.
The agency’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) also supports wildlife and forestry conservation.
In 2021, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provided more than $19.5 million across its different programs to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the agency announced. “Our data shows that we and our partners brought a healthier resource base and were able to impact farmers and communities […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $2.5 million through its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program to nonprofit Para la Naturaleza for the Río Grande de Arecibo Restoration Initiative. The nonprofit will partner with NRCS and the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) to conduct activities in the Río Grande de Arecibo watershed to restore […]
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that the NRCS Caribbean Area Partners for Conservation Funding call has been posted to Grants.gov and is open for applications through May 31, 2021. The NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2021 will be up to $450,000. The purpose of […]
In 2020, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continued its tradition of working in partnership with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in the Caribbean area — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — despite hardships from earthquakes to COVID-19 to tropical storms. “Our data and science-based surveys of our work show that we and […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) approved 364 new Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contracts worth about $8.5 million in Fiscal 2020, the agency said. It worked in partnership with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), to develop conservation plans for […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Caribbean announced the first sign-up period for Fiscal 2021 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding to address farmers’ natural resource concerns. EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to help install and implement conservation practices on […]
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