Deadline: 28-May-21
The United States Forest Service is requesting proposals for Agroforestry Outreach 2021 to substantially expand and accelerate the availability of science-based information to inform producer decisions on the adoption and design of agroforestry systems. Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Goals
- The Forest Service seeks proposals to create regionally-applicable and practice-specific agroforestry educational materials. These materials will support natural resource professionals in assisting landowners and producers with different levels of interest and commitment in implementing an agroforestry practice. This year’s funding opportunity focuses on practices and regions where NAC would like to increase available information. Applicants are required to select at least one of the following options:
- Incorporating trees, shrubs, and other plants in windbreaks that provide an additional source of income in any region.
- Incorporating trees, shrubs, and other plants in riparian forest buffers that provide an additional source of income in any region.
- Alley cropping outside of the midwest.
- Silvopasture operations in any region that use livestock other than cattle.
- Silvopasture operations with any type of livestock in the southwest.
- Forest farming (multi-story cropping) in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, upper midwest, or west.
- This Request for Proposals focuses on the USDA National Agroforestry Center goals:
- Increase the understanding and adoption of agroforestry
- Provide educational materials and training on agroforestry
- Develop technologies and tools in support of agroforestry
Funding Information
Awards are anticipated to be up to $100,000, with a minimum of $35,000 for any one project.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332414