From Natural Resources Conservation Service:
Approximately $25 million in fiscal year 2010 will be made available to fund projects designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies.
USDA will use these competitive grants to seek creative solutions to assist producers with emerging and traditional agricultural and natural resource issues. In addition to market-based approaches to conservation, emerging issues include energy conservation, specialty crops, and new methods of tackling climate change. The grants also will fund solutions to improve water, soil and air quality, improve nutrient management, and enhance wildlife habitat and pollinator populations.
USDA will use a two-phased approach to award CIGs this fiscal year. Applicants must submit pre-proposals to NRCS's National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. by close of business on Monday, April 26, 2010. Full applications for selected pre-proposals must be submitted by June 4, 2010. All CIG projects must include agricultural producers who meet EQIP eligibility requirements. For more information about the EQIP eligibility requirements, please visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip.
Information about the CIG Announcement of Program Funding can be found at www.grants.gov where applicants can apply electronically, and at the CIG Web page at www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index.html.
This announcement is for the National Conservation Innovation Grants application period. Additionally, Rhode Island NRCS will soon be announcing its statewide Conservation Innovation Grants that will have their own funding pool.
USDA will use a two-phased approach to award CIGs this fiscal year. Applicants must submit pre-proposals to NRCS's National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. by close of business on Monday, April 26, 2010. Full applications for selected pre-proposals must be submitted by June 4, 2010. All CIG projects must include agricultural producers who meet EQIP eligibility requirements. For more information about the EQIP eligibility requirements, please visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip.
Information about the CIG Announcement of Program Funding can be found at www.grants.gov where applicants can apply electronically, and at the CIG Web page at www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index.html.
This announcement is for the National Conservation Innovation Grants application period. Additionally, Rhode Island NRCS will soon be announcing its statewide Conservation Innovation Grants that will have their own funding pool.
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