The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) made $500 million in funding available to advance partner-driven solutions to conservation on agricultural land through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The application period is now open for RCPP Classic and RCPP Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA). RCPP Classic projects are implemented using NRCS contracts and easements with producers, landowners and communities, in collaboration with project partners. Through RCPP AFA, the lead partner must work directly with agricultural producers to support the development of new conservation structures and approaches that would not otherwise be available under RCPP Classic. Up to $500 million will be available through the RCPP for fiscal year 2023, of which up to $50 million will prioritize AFAs with Indian Tribes. Projects selected under this NOFO may be awarded funding through either the Inflation Reduction Act or Farm Bill 2018.