The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers.
Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/22/2022
Grant Size: $5,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of On-Farm Trials is to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2022, NRCS is implementing On-Farm Trials through eligible entities, which in turn work collaboratively with NRCS and agricultural producers to implement innovative approaches on private lands.
Priorities
- Irrigation Water Management Technologies
- Climate Smart Agricultural Solutions
- Nutrient Management
- Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHD)
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
- Award Floor: $250,000
- Projects may be between 3 and 5 years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date of April 1, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application deadline to be considered for award. Eligible applicant type is determined by the implementing program statute. Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- 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)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Individuals are not eligible applicants.
- For-profit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if their primary business is related to agriculture. Nonprofit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if they have experience working with agricultural producers.
- Eligible entities must have access to a sufficient number of producer participants in order to facilitate implementing On-Farm Trials of conservation practices and systems on private lands.
- NRCS encourages applications from partners working in urban agriculture settings. Many of the natural resource priority topics described in this announcement are relevant to urban farm operations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
