The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced grants totaling $10.2 million to help U.S. agricultural producers implement voluntary conservation practices.

Awarded to farms and ranches across 14 states through the Conservation Partners Program, the grants will leverage more than $4.9 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $15.1 million. Projects will address resource concerns in the Great Lakes Basin, Prairie Pothole region, Southern Great Plains, and Upper Mississippi River Basin by providing technical assistance to implement a range of conservation practices such as cover crops, conservation tillage, on-farm wetland enhancement, irrigation improvement, grazing management, and prescribed burning. The projects will improve management and conservation on more than 330,000 acres of farmland and ranchland across the United States.

“These awards will advance technical assistance and foster collaboration with agricultural producers critical to iconic landscapes across 14 states,” said NFWF executive director and CEO Jeff Trandahl. “Our private-public partnership is proud to support the community partners building resources and relationships, not only to sustain agricultural operations but to conserve the nation’s natural resources and wildlife for future generations.”

For a complete list of grants, see the NFWF website.

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