Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS AR CIG 24 NOFO0001409
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), working through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), is offering Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) State Program funding for federal fiscal year 2024 in Arkansas under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) USDA-NRCS-AR-CIG-24-NOFO0001409. This opportunity is tied to Assistance Listing (ALN) 10.912, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), as shown on SAM.gov. The basic purpose of the Arkansas CIG competition is to spur the development and real-world adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, meaning projects should go beyond standard practice and help move new ideas into broader use within the state.
Up to $300,000 total is expected to be available statewide for this FY 2024 Arkansas competition, with an estimated three awards anticipated. Individual awards are expected to range from a federal share minimum (funding floor) of $25,000 up to a maximum (funding ceiling) of $100,000 per award. These floor and ceiling amounts apply to the total federal share for the entire agreement, not to a single year within a multi-year project. Projects can run from one to three years, which gives applicants flexibility to propose either shorter pilot-style work or multi-season field demonstration and evaluation.
Eligibility is broad: all U.S.-based, non-foreign, non-federal entities and individuals may apply, and the only explicit exception noted is federal agencies, which are not eligible to apply. The notice also emphasizes that federal agencies cannot participate by shifting their work into the non-federal portion of the project budget. Applications must be for projects carried out in Arkansas, aligning the work and expected benefits with Arkansas producers, landscapes, and conservation needs.
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 5, 2024. Because new Grants.gov users often need time to complete required registrations and setup steps, the NOFO warns applicants to plan ahead since those prerequisites can take a significant amount of time. For purely technical Grants.gov problems, applicants are directed to Grants.gov Applicant Support (1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov), and NRCS staff will not troubleshoot Grants.gov account issues. Questions to the awarding agency are intended to be limited to clarifying information contained in the NOFO itself (for example, dates, page references, or resolving inconsistencies), and the agency indicates it will not respond to questions about eligibility determinations or the strengths and weaknesses of a specific proposal concept.
To help applicants prepare, NRCS scheduled an applicant webinar for June 24, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, with participation information to be posted via the provided Zoom link, and applicants are encouraged to review the Arkansas State CIG website for additional program context. After the submission deadline, NRCS expects (as estimates subject to change) to make selections by September 15, 2024, and execute awards by September 30, 2024.
Finally, the announcement highlights that this is federal financial assistance and points prospective applicants to free "Grants 101" training hosted at cfo.gov. The training covers core federal grant topics such as the laws and guidance that apply to assistance awards, administrative requirements under Uniform Guidance, cost principles, and risk management and single audit concepts. This is included as a practical resource for applicants who may be newer to federal grants management or who want a refresher before proposing and administering a CIG-funded project.Apply for USDA NRCS AR CIG 24 NOFO0001409
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 - Arkansas" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-05. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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