Deadline: 12-May-22
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies.
The purpose of CIG is 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.
CIG Priorities for FY 2022
- Data Analytics for Natural Resources Conservation
- Precision Conservation Approaches
- Grazing Lands (Invasive Species)
- Soil Quality/Soil Health
- Water Quality and Quantity
- Wildlife (Pollinator Conservation)
Funding Information
- NRCS Kansas expects to award approximately $500,000 through this opportunity. However, the agency retains the discretion to award a larger or lesser amount.
- Projects may be between 1 and 3 years in duration.
- The agency expects to make approximately 5 award(s).
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339402
