2015 Conservation Innovation Grants

Post Date

April 27th 2015

Application Due Date

June 15th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-NRCS-CIG-AR-15-001

CFDA Number(s)

10.912

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Agriculture

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

County Governments
City or Township Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Individuals
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $300000

• Award Range:

  $None - $75000

Grant Description

The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical manuals and guides or to the private sector. CIG is used to apply or demonstrate previously proven technology to increase adoption with an emphasis on opportunities to scale proven, emerging conservation strategies. CIG does not fund research projects, with the exception of on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a specified conservation -related question using a statistically valid design, while employing farm-scale equipment on farm fields.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Agency Contact:

  Holly Anderson
  Grants & Agreements Specialist
  Phone (501) 301-3154

• Agency Mailing Address:

  government

• Agency Email Address:

  holly.l.anderson@ar.usda.gov

• Location:

  NRCS-Arkansas State Office

• More Information:

  AR CIG Website