Yesterday Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of $15.7 million in Conservation Innovation Grants to 47 organizations. The grants will help develop and demonstrate cutting-edge ideas to accelerate innovation in private lands conservation. NRCS Chief Jason Weller says almost half of the grants support the agency’s priority of getting more conservation on the ground by improving the health of the nation’s soils.
He says these grants also promote creativity and problem-solving efforts that benefit farmers and ranchers and protect our natural resources.
The grants are funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The Secretary made the announcement while visiting a farm in Illinois.