Deadline: 11-Oct-22
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Classic Program.
The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects present innovations that are expected to result in the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and inventive approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into technical manuals and guides, and for practical use in 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
- Priority 1: Climate-Smart Agriculture
- Priority 2: Combating Invasive Species
- Priority 3: Conservation in Urban Agricultural Systems
Funding Information
- The Federal funding agency expects to award approximately $15 million through this opportunity. However, the agency retains the discretion to award a larger or lesser amount.
- Projects may be 1 to 3 years in duration.
- The agency expects to make between 15 and 20 award(s).
Eligibility Criteria
All non-Federal entities and individuals based in the United States are eligible to apply for projects carried out in the United States. “Based in the United Stated” includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343011