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Funding for Native American Tribal Governments in Minnesota

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is pleased to announce potential availability of Grant Agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing Tribal and community-level conservation leadership in Minnesota.

Donor Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture

State: Minnesota

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/21/2022

Grant Size: $50,000 to $200,000

Grant Duration: 3 years

Details:

Proposals will be accepted for competitive consideration for the following initiatives:

  • Tribal Food Sovereignty and Food Production Grants: MN NRCS supports Tribal food sovereignty through the production of traditional foods for Native Americans to sustain themselves, their families, and their communities. The overall objectives of these grants are to increase Tribal food sovereignty in Minnesota by supporting best practices that enhance the following:
    • Production of food, fiber, wildlife and forestry products using conservation systems to support American Indian culture and Sovereignty.
    • Creation or enhancement of sustainably produced and processed food markets.
    • Conservation Education, stewardship and natural resource management.
  • Reaching Out to Historically Underserved Clients and providing Technical and Financial Assistance: The overall objective of this category is to provide outreach to historically underserved clients to increase technical and programmatic conservation delivery by:
    • Identifying cultural and program barriers that limit NRCS assistance
    • Provide outreach and education to underserved clients on NRCS programs and technical materials
    • Assist underserved clients in seeking and obtaining NRCS assistance
    • Provide planning assistance to underserved clients

Funding Information

  • Minimum/Maximum individual award amounts are anticipated to be $50,000/$200,000.
  • Proposals are requested from Federally recognized tribal governments for competitive consideration of grant agreement awards for projects between 2 and 3 years in duration.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicant entities identified in the SAM.gov exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted, or excluded from receiving Federal contracts and certain Federal assistance and benefits will not be considered for Federal funding, as applicable to the funding being requested under this Federal program.
  • Native American tribal governments

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

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