Agreement Number
17-041
Awardee Name
i2 Capital Operating, LLC
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
UGRC Co-Op Conservation Bank Model
Awardee State/Territory
Wyoming
Involved States/territories
Wyoming
Award Year
2016
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$852,875.00
Production/Use
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Terrestrial habitat for wildlife and invertebrates
Conservation Practice(s)
Prescribed Grazing
Structures for Wildlife
Wildlife Habitat Planting
Project Background
I2 Capital proposes to develop a co-op conservation bank model to restore and conserve sage-grouse Habitat in the Western United States. The co-op bank model provides opportunities for impact investors to partner with private landowners to restore and manage healthy sage brush landscapes while providing for continued ranching in perpetuity.
Project Scale
Regional
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Ashley Allen