Source: USDA Office of Communications, 8/4/14 New USDA Conservation Partnership Program Receives Nearly 600 Initial Proposals |
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Secretary Vilsack: Overwhelming Interest Illustrates Eagerness Across the Country to Partner, Invest in Cleaner Land and Water |
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that USDA's new Regional Conservation Partnership Program
(RCPP), which brings together businesses, tribes, communities and other
non-government partners to invest in conservation efforts, has drawn an
overwhelming response from partners across the nation. Nearly 5,000
organizations partnered together to submit nearly 600 pre-proposals by
the July deadline. |
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