Deadline: 21-Mar-22
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is pleased to announce potential availability of Grant Agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing Tribal and community-level conservation leadership in Minnesota.
Proposals will be accepted for competitive consideration for the following initiatives:
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Tribal Food Sovereignty and Food Production Grants: MN NRCS supports Tribal food sovereignty through the production of traditional foods for Native Americans to sustain themselves, their families, and their communities. The overall objectives of these grants are to increase Tribal food sovereignty in Minnesota by supporting best practices that enhance the following:
- Production of food, fiber, wildlife and forestry products using conservation systems to support American Indian culture and Sovereignty.
- Creation or enhancement of sustainably produced and processed food markets.
- Conservation Education, stewardship and natural resource management.
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Reaching Out to Historically Underserved Clients and providing Technical and Financial Assistance: The overall objective of this category is to provide outreach to historically underserved clients to increase technical and programmatic conservation delivery by:
- Identifying cultural and program barriers that limit NRCS assistance
- Provide outreach and education to underserved clients on NRCS programs and technical materials
- Assist underserved clients in seeking and obtaining NRCS assistance
- Provide planning assistance to underserved clients
Funding Information
- The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $50,000.00, and the estimated funding ceiling is $200,000.00.
- The agency anticipates making selections by April 15, 2022, and expects to execute awards by June 1, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application deadline to be considered for award.
- Eligible applicant type is determined by the implementing program statute.
- Applicant entities identified in the SAM.gov exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted, or excluded from receiving Federal contracts and certain Federal assistance and benefits will not be considered for Federal funding, as applicable to the funding being requested under this Federal program.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337518