Deadline: 23-Jul-22
The Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center has announced the availability of cooperative agreement funding to assess how best to resolve institutional and policy-related barriers in USDA to Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participation and to market CRP to a diverse set of potential participants.
The program enhances soil health and effectively eliminates soil erosion on each acre enrolled. The enrollments also impact water quality and quantity by intercepting sediment and nutrient losses from upland fields before they reach surface waters and contributing to aquifer recharge. CRP restores critical habitat, such as prairie, wetlands, and longleaf pine, supporting waterfowl, songbird, and pollinator populations, along with other wildlife species.
The CRP is a Federally funded voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to convert marginal or environmentally sensitive cropland to a perennial cover of grass, forbs, shrubs, and/or trees, or to safeguard high-value grazing land from conversion to other uses. In general, contracts last 10 to 15 years, and program participants receive annual payments, cost-share assistance, and sometimes additional incentives.
Funding Information
- Estimated Funding: The Federal funding agency expects to award up to $1,000,000 through this opportunity.
- Start Dates and Performance Periods: Projects may be between 1 and 2 years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date of September 30, 2022.
- Number of Awards: The agency expects to make 1 award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types:
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340974