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Assistance Listing 10.943

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Natural Resources Conservation Service

Assistance Listing 10.943, “Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative,” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $4.07M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.

  • Funding down 77% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -77% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

To expand the delivery of conservation technical assistance to support grazing planning and conservation practice implementation, education, on-farm/ranch demonstrations, farmer networks, and workforce training projects to improve resilience. GLCI is a competitive grant program offered through an annual notice of funding opportunity.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 10.943

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
  • Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
  • Other

Private grazing land producers are the primary beneficiaries of GLCI.

Intended beneficiaries: Native American Organizations, Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$17.8M
FY25$4.07M
FY26$17M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Congress appropriated $12,000,000 in 2023, $10,000,000 in 2024, and $10,000,000 in 2025 for GLCI. The funds appropriated in 2023 and most of the funds in 2024 (total of $18 million) were obligated through cooperative agreements in 2024. The remaining $4 million from 2024 was obligated in 2025. The 2025 appropriated funds will be used for a notice of funding opportunity early in fiscal year 2026, to be obligated in 2026.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.943. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

USAspending.gov shows no grant or cooperative agreement awards under ALN 10.943 since October 1, 2023. The program may fund other kinds of assistance, or may not have made awards recently.

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 10.943?

10.943 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 10.943?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Nonprofit Organization, Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government and Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 10.943 provide?

The agency reported $4,069,070 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.