The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support from and opportunities to partner with likeminded natural resource conservation partners.
Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
State: Alabama
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/10/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The goals and objectives of this program are:
- Conducting a combination of in-person and virtual Joint USDA Outreach meetings, Women in Ag Conferences, and Farmers Cooperatives Workshops utilizing planning, and promotional techniques to increase the awareness of NRCS programs (70% of the outreach meetings held must be in-person).
- Conduct USDA outreach, career path events, and conservation awareness events at elementary, middle, and high schools in the blackbelt, central, and wiregrass regions of Alabama to provide awareness about USDA NRCS careers, conservation, sustainable ag, and college agricultural disciplines of study.
- Outreach that will be conducted to further the Agency’s priorities.
- Conducting outreach to promote soil health with the use of cover crops and other methods that improve soil quality.
- Hosting in-person outreach meetings and forestry tours that will increase public awareness on prescribed burning, forestry and wildlife related techniques, and financial assistance opportunities that are available through the USDA-NRCS in Alabama.
- Establishment of a program and outreach opportunities at the university and high school level that will recruit students for future employment with the USDA- NRCS in Alabama specifically in the wiregrass region of Alabama, Tuskegee University, Auburn University, and Alabama A&M University
- Provide in-person outreach meetings and demonstrations that promotes the adoption of USDA-NRCS climate smart practices.
Funding Information
- The Federal funding agency expects to award approximately $750,000.00.
- The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $20,000.00 and the estimated funding ceiling is $75,000.00.
Project Period
Projects may be between 1 and 5 years in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
