Conservation Innovation Grants - FY 2009-NRCS California

Post Date

April 15th 2009

Application Due Date

May 22nd 2009

Applications must be received not later than 5:00 pm local time. Applications received after that time will not be considered. Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile.

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NRCS-CA-09-02

CFDA Number(s)

10.902

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Individuals
Small Businesses

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $375000

• Award Range:

  $20000 - $75000

Grant Description

NRCS expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements based on proposals submitted and benefits derived. Funds available for this advertisement are: $375,000. Awards made resulting from this advertisement are limited to $75,000 federal contribution covering single and multi-year projects up to 3 years in length. Applicants are required to provide at least a 50 percent match using nonfederal contributions. Up to 50 percent of the nonfederal contribution may be from in-kind contributions. The remainder must be in the form of cash contribution. An exception is provided for beginning and limited resource farmers and ranchers, and Indian tribes. For those organizations, up to 75 percent of the nonfederal contribution may be from in-kind contributions. To be eligible, projects must involve landowners who meet the EQIP eligibility requirements of 16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1. Further, all agricultural producers receiving direct or indirect payments through participation in a CIG project must meet the EQIP eligibility requirements. Participating producers are not required to have an EQIP contract. Applications must describe the extent of participation of EQIP eligible producers. Technologies and approaches that are eligible for funding in a project’s geographic area through EQIP are ineligible for CIG funding except where the use of those technologies and approaches demonstrate clear innovation. The burden falls on the applicant to sufficiently describe the innovative features of the proposed technology or approach (applicants sho8uld reference the California EQIP Eligible Practices List by visiting the following web site: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/. The grantee is responsible for providing the technical assistance required to successfully implement and complete the project. Submission information and environmental review requirements are shown in the full announcement. An indirect cost-rate agreement must be included if the applicant is claiming indirect costs. Indirect costs can not exceed 15 percent of the federal contribution.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Agency Contact:

  Ray Miller
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 530-792-5679

• Agency Mailing Address:

  ray.miller@ca.usda.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  ray.miller@ca.usda.gov

• Location:

  California State Office

• More Information:

  full announcement link