Fiscal Year 2009

NACD's mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.

NACD's Board of Directors approved a streamlined appropriations strategy at the July 2007 meeting. This strategy allows NACD to address key conservation priorities throughout the budget and appropriations process. Below are NACD's appropriations priorities for fiscal year 2009, request letters to the Congressional subcommittee of jurisdiction and information sheets for each program.

319 Non-Point Source Program

319 Non-Point Source Program Issue Paper (PDF)
319 Program Appropriations Funding Request Letter, Senate Appropriations Committee, Interior and Environment Subcommittee, January 30, 2008 | HTML | PDF |
319 Program Appropriations Funding Request Letter, House Appropriations Committee, Interior and Environment Subcommittee, January 30, 2008 | HTML | PDF |

Conservation Technical Assistance

Conservation Technical Assistance Issue Paper (PDF)
Conservation Technical Assistance Appropriations Funding Request Letter, Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA, January 30, 2008 | HTML | PDF|
Conservation Technical Assistance Appropriations Funding Request Letter, House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA, January 25, 2008 | HTML | PDF |

State and Private Forestry

State and Private Forestry Issue Paper (PDF)
State and Private Forestry Appropriations Funding Request Letter, Senate Appropriations Committee, Interior and Environment Subcommittee, January 30, 2008 | HTML | PDF |
State and Private Forestry Appropriations Funding Request Letter, House Appropriations Committee, Interior and Environment Subcommittee, January 30, 2008 | HTML | PDF |