Deadline: 6-May-22
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies.
Priorities
- Grazing land and Inventory Assessments
- Native Plant Communities in Grasslands and as part of other Conservation Practices
- Urban Agricultural Production and Community Food Sources
Projects or Activities
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CIG funds the development and field testing, on-farm research and demonstration, evaluation, or implementation of:
- Approaches to incentivizing conservation adoption, including market-based and conservation finance approaches; and
- Conservation technologies, practices, and systems.
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Projects or activities under CIG must comply with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws and regulations throughout the duration of the project; and
- Use technology or approach that was studied sufficiently to indicate a high probability for success;
- Demonstrate, evaluate, and verify the effectiveness, utility, affordability, and usability of natural resource conservation technologies and approaches in the field;
- Adapt and transfer conservation technologies, management, practices, systems, approaches, and incentive systems to improve performance and encourage adoption;
- Introduce proven conservation technologies and approaches to a geographic area or the agricultural sector where that technology or approach is not currently in use.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- City or township governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338547