Description
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a program that promotes the coordination of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand the ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. The program seeks to co-invest with partners to implement projects that provide solutions to conservation challenges, thereby measurably improving the resource concerns they seek to address. Partners use this notice to propose projects that improve natural resources in one or more states or focus on priority concerns in NRCS-designated Critical Conservation Areas (CCAs). The program provides funding to support both partners and producers. Proposals are selected through a competitive process based on their impact, the partner's contributions, and how well the partnership is managed.
• Key features of the program include:
• Co-investment approach with NRCS and partners
• Focus on addressing natural resource priorities
• Partner contributions, such as cash and in-kind value-added contributions
• Partnerships and management, with an emphasis on historically underserved farmers and ranchers
• Competitive selection process
• Funding for project implementation and technical assistance
• Emphasis on measurable conservation outcomes
• Opportunities for partners to provide conservation technical assistance to producers