Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic for federal fiscal year (FY) 2026
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Who can apply
a. An agricultural or silvicultural producer association or other group of producers; b. A state or unit of local government; c. An Indian tribe; d. A farmer cooperative; e. A water district, irrigation district, acequia, rural water district or association, or other organization with specific water delivery authority to agricultural producers on agricultural land; f. A municipal water or wastewater treatment entity; g. An institution of higher education; h. An organization, or entity with an established history of working cooperatively with producers on agricultural land (as determined by NRCS) to address: • Local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, or nonindustrial private forest land management; or • Critical watershed-scale soil ero...
About this opportunity
Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Funding Opportunity Title: Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic for federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-NHQ-RCPP-Classic-26-NOFO0001450 Assistance Listing: 10.932, Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Due Date : NRCS must receive proposals by 4:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 24, 2026. Note: The RCPP Classic and Alternative Funding Arrangement (AFA) FY 2026 notices of funding opportunity (NOFO) will run concurrently. For information on AFA proposals please see Funding Opportunity Number USDA-NRCS-NHQ-RCPP-AFA-26-NOFO0001451. The RCPP promotes the coordination of NRCS conservatio...