Deadline: 8-Jun-22
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Arkansas State Program to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production.
CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into government technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a specific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design while employing farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches or private forest lands.
Priorities
- Nutrient and Sediment Reduction in Impaired Watersheds
- Irrigation
- Soil Health
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $300,000
- Award Ceiling: $75,000
- Award Floor: $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
All U.S.-based non-Federal entities (NFE) and individuals, except for Federal agencies, are eligible to apply for projects carried out in Arkansas. The following entity types are eligible:
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Individuals
- Special district governments
- Small businesses
- Others
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339335