Basic Eligibility Rules
Eligibility is limited to single individuals or the following entity types based in any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands): Nonprofit organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (other than institutions of higher education)
Farmer or rancher organizations
State and local conservation governmental agencies
Agricultural Extension Services
Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
Native American Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized Tribal governments)
Land grant universities including 1890 or 1994 land grant institution (7 U.S.C. 3222 et seq.), Hispanic-serving institution (20 U.S.C. 1101a), or other minority-serving institution, such as a historically Black college or university (20 U.S.C. 1061), a Tribally controlled college or university (25 U.S.C. 1801), or Asian American and Pacific Islander-serving institution (20 U.S.C. 1059g)
Available funding for FY26 (national total)
$22,000,000
Practices covered
Project proposals for GLCI Cooperative Agreements will identify and address barriers to accessing grazing assistance for producers. These partnerships are encouraged to include outreach and support for reaching underserved producers. Projects must address one or more of the following priorities:Local natural resource concerns.
Climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices and principles.
Encourage existing and new partnerships through emphasizing equity in advancing the resource needs of underserved communities.
Identify and implement strategies to quantify, monitor, report on and verify conservation benefits associated with grazing management systems.
Utilize Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, where applicable.
length of contracts
A total of $14,000,000 will be made available with a funding ceiling of $1,000,000 and a funding floor of $350,000 for three or four-year agreements. A total of $8,000,000 will be made available with a funding ceiling of $300,000 and a funding floor of $100,000 for one or two-year agreements.