September 22 is the deadline to apply for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) Cooperative Agreements through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

The goal of this funding opportunity is for NRCS, in collaboration with a diverse set of partners, including historically underserved farmers and ranchers and their organizations, to expand the delivery of conservation technical assistance to support grazing planning and conservation practice implementation and monitoring, conferences and other education, demonstrations, producer networks, workforce training, research and outreach projects to improve agricultural resilience.

Eligible applicants include Native American tribal governments and organizations, nonprofits, farmer or rancher organizations, state and local conservation governmental agencies, and land grant universities, among others.

Applicants must submit their applications through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on 09/22/2022. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

For more information or to apply, visit the grant application webpage on grants.gov, or contact Jeffrey Jacobs by email or phone (202-720-1222).