About National Association of Conservation Districts
The National Association of Conservation Districts primarily funds local, state and territorial soil and water conservation districts and their state associations, with grants explicitly targeted to technical assistance and capacity-building. Their portfolio emphasizes on-the-ground conservation delivery—staffing, outreach and technical program support—across a broad geographic footprint that includes states, territories and rural/tribal communities. Repeated multi-grant relationships with many districts and associations suggest sustained operational support rather than one-off project giving.
Focus Areas
Capacity and technical assistance for local soil & water conservation districts (state and county-level)State associations of conservation districts providing training, coordination and program deliverySupport for conservation work in rural, tribal and remote communities (e.g., Alaska Village Initiatives)Territorial and Caribbean conservation district strengthening (e.g., Puerto Rico / Virgin Islands)Regional resource conservation councils and NRDs that coordinate multi-county watershed and land-management work
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations
About National Association of Conservation Districts
Technical assistance is the defining thread in National Association of Conservation Districts grantmaking. Across recent awards, the funder backs local conservation districts, state associations, and regional councils that deliver soil and water conservation work on the ground. The largest listed grant goes to Thurston Conservation District in Tumwater, Washington, at $626,000, a size that signals substantial operating support for district-level implementation. Similar support appears across state systems and local districts, including $531,048 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts in Tucson and $402,000 to Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District in Little Falls, Minnesota. The portfolio reaches both statewide coordinating bodies and place-based implementers. Grants to the North Carolina Division of Soil & Water Conservation in Raleigh appear multiple times in the recent list, alongside awards to Alaska Village Initiatives in Anchorage and the Caribe Soil Conservation District in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. That mix points to a funder focused on strengthening the institutions that carry conservation programs into rural, tribal, territorial, and county settings. The pattern is operational rather than project-based: the named purpose across the recent grants is technical assistance.
What National Association of Conservation Districts Funds
A central theme is support for state-level conservation networks. The National Association of Conservation Districts gave $531,048 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts in Tucson for technical assistance, and $324,584 to the Georgia Assoc of Conservation Districts in Ringgold for the same purpose. It also supported the Vermont Association of Cd in Waitsfield with $296,075, again tied to technical assistance. Another clear area is county and district implementation support. The funder awarded $280,733 to Lake Resource Conservation District in Lakeport, California; $275,000 to Popo Agie Conservation District in Lander, Wyoming; and $229,306 to Trinity County Resource Conservation District in Weaverville, California, all for technical assistance. The grant list also includes broader conservation coordination bodies. Examples include $228,414 to National Assoc of Rc&d Councils Inc in Ozark, Alabama, and $198,653 to Glacierland Rc&d Council in Green Bay, Wisconsin, showing attention to regional structures that organize work across multiple communities.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.9M
Total Assets
$4.5M
Total Revenue
$19.3M
Total Expenses
$19.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $68K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$68K
Geographic Reach
National54 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
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