Mississippi

Resource Conservation and Development  Program (RC&D)

The RC&D Program, created by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962, is a locally sponsored program.  It is based on the assumption that local citizens, with coordinated assistance provided through USDA, are best able to develop and carry out action-oriented plans for the social, economic, and environmental betterment of their communities.

Key Purposes:

• To accelerate the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources;
• To improve the general level of economic activity;
• To enhance the environment and standard of living in authorized RC&D areas, and;
• To handle multi-county problems which involve more than one unit of government.

Eligible Projects:

Potential projects must meet the established objectives in the local RC&D Council's Area Plan. These objectives usually cover a wide variety of activities including land conservation, community development, water management, tourism, historic preservation, recreation, and many other activities. Almost any development or conservation project may be assisted by the RC&D program. A local RC&D sponsor must present proposals for RC&D projects to the Council for adoption. Once a project is adopted by the Council, RC&D program assistance is available to accelerate the completion of the project activity.

For general program information within Mississippi, contact Al Garner or at (601) 965-5196 ext. 111. For specific local information there are seven authorized RC&D areas in Mississippi, administered by RC&D Council offices located at New Albany, Tupelo, Greenwood, Pearl, Brookhaven, Hattiesburg and Wiggins.

Please click Mississippi RC&D Development Areas - NRCS for more information.

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