Common Contracts

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE AND THE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE

September 16th, 2016

• Filed
  September 16th, 2016

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to designate the framework for collaborative efforts between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the USDA Forest Service (FS) for sharing data and associated estimates. The NRCS will share data collected and developed by their National Resources Inventory (NRI) program with the LANDFIRE program (an interdepartmental endeavor between the USDA FS and the Department of the Interior). In turn, the LANDFIRE program will provide geospatial data (over 20 layers – e.g., vegetation, disturbance, fuel/fire, biophysical, ecological models, etc.), public databases which cover the United States, territories, and insular areas to NRCS NRI, and training on its use. Although this agreement is principally between NRCS and FS, the MOU supports and provides for the broader interdepartmental effort. Signature of this MOU does not constitute financial obligation on the part of NRCS or FS.