WASHINGTON, January 14, 2015 - TODAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce that over 100 projects across all 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive funding as part of the new USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). In turn, these projects will leverage in partner contributions expected to double the impact of the Federal funds, and improve the nation's water quality, support wildlife habitat and enhance the environment. The program was funded through the 2014 Farm Bill.
Participants: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Chief Jason Weller, Natural Resources Conservation Service
TIME: 11:15 Eastern, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
PRESS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT ACCESS:
Dial: 800-857-9832
PASSCODE: RCPP (Given Verbally)
Trouble number - 202-720-8560
All callers using the above passcode will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
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