Funding Opportunities & Conservation Programs Across Arizona
Producer Funding Opportunities
Restoring Arizona’s Colorado River Basin Conservation Area RCPP
Across Arizona, we’re working directly with producers to bring back healthy native plant communities and strengthen working lands. With over $24 million in NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding, this landscape-level effort is focused on real, practical improvements that support both the land and the people who rely on it.
Arizona’s Producers First
Arizona’s Producers First Program, led by Arizona’s Conservation Districts and AACD, puts conservation funding where it matters most: on the ground and in the hands of cooperators.
Statewide Conservation Programs
Our programs include various partnership programs, cooperative agreements, and on-the-ground projects, both statewide and region-focused. These programs are designed to support Arizona’s Conservation Districts’ statutory responsibilities and support local landowners. Our goal is to establish dynamic, long-term, collaborative efforts that promote sustainable agriculture while conserving natural resources. Explore our program categories that uphold these commitments.
Resource Rangeland Management Program
In a statewide, landscape-level rangeland program, Conservation Districts and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have partnered to work with multiple stakeholders across Arizona to restore and sustain natural aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and their associated processes, while at the same time providing for the managed development and maintenance of productive working lands through the Resource Rangeland Management Program (RRMP).
Fire Recovery Program
Conservation Districts play a crucial role when natural resource disasters hit, and their response to Arizona's dangerous fire seasons over the past few years is a prime example of what the Districts can do for Arizona. The Fire Recovery Program began in November 2021 when the Districts responded to the devastating Mescal & Telegraph Fires. Through multiple partner programs, AACD has been able to cultivate funds to help producers and private landowners rebuild infrastructure and heal the land that was destroyed by wildfires since July 2020. We provide Program Management, Technical Support, and Administration.
Partners & Contributors
Arizona Conservation Districts
AZ Farmers & Ranchers
