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Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative

Updated 03/22/2007

The Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) is a voluntary program established to foster conservation partnerships that focus technical and financial resources on conservation priorities in watersheds and airsheds of special significance. Under CCPI, funds are awarded to State and local governments and agencies; Indian tribes; and non-governmental organizations that have a history of working with agricultural producers. The CCPI is a component of the Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) program, established under authorities provided by the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935, 16 U.S.C. 590a et seq. NRCS administers CCPI.

2007 Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative--NEW-NRCS Internal Funding Only

The 2007 Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) announces the availability of $2 million in Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Program funding for the development of rapid watershed assessments (RWAs). NRCS State Offices must complete RWAs in 8-, 11-, or 14-digit HUC sized watershed(s). The RWAs must be consistent with NRCS’s RWA guidance available below and must contain a watershed resource profile and an assessment matrix.

Notices and Additional Information

These documents require Adobe Acrobat reader.

Adobe Acrobat Document The 2007 CCPI Announcement for Internal Program Funding  (171 KB)--includes proposal content requirements and evaluation criteria, please read carefully.  NEW--Contains corrected "Proposal Due Date."  The old due date was April 27, 2006.  The corrected due date is April 27, 2007.

NRCS Rapid Watershed Assessment (RWA) Guidance--States submitting proposals should review the documents below carefully. RWAs developed using CCPI funding must be consistent with this guidance. The document has been split into multiple parts for faster downloading.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart A--Background and Purpose (192 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart B--Procedures (26 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart C--Additional Assessment (16 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart D--Exhibits (10 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSample Plan of Work (26 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSample Hydrologic Resource Profile (2 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSample Summary Matrix (23 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCPI Fact Sheet (25 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCPI Q&A (27 KB)

Appendix

Program Contact

Gus Jordan, 202-690-2621

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