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Pacific Islands Area Conservation Solutions Through Strategic Partnerships

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking proposals from parties and potential partners to execute conservation solutions in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

State: Hawaii

County: All Counties

Type of the Grant: Grant

Deadline: 05/27/2022

Size of the Grant: $60,000 – $500,000

Grant Duration: 5 years

Details:

The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to:

  • Increase conservation delivery capacity of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and emerging partners by increasing the number of partner staff implementing or supporting conservation delivery for:
    • NRCS Service Centers serving American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Any NRCS Service Center area in the Pacific Islands Area (PIA)
    • Improving Farm Bill contract completion
    • Improving Farm Bill contracted practice implementation
  • Increase adoption and implementation of soil health plans on cropland by:
    • Organizing interactive feedback, education, and outreach events to engage customer interest in soil health management systems and plans
    • Building local conservation delivery capacity of certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) to develop soil health management plans, as per Soil Health Management Plan Criteria Practice/Activity Code (116)
  • Evaluate carbon and nitrogen cycles in local cropping systems to assess the impacts of established conservation practices on soil organic matter and soil carbon
  • Support innovative projects and programs that amplify outcomes for:
    • Economics of Soil Health
    • Soil Carbon Amendments (as per NRCS Conservation Practice Standard) (Soil Carbon Amendment – Code 808)
    • Watershed Function
    • Accelerate results through strategic partnerships that:
    • Support PIA’s Targeted Conservation Delivery Strategy
    • Support PIA’s Strategic Plan Initiatives

Funding Information

  • The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $60,000.00, and the estimated funding ceiling is $500,000.00

Period of Performance

  • Projects may be between (1) and five (5) years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date of September 15, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types

  • City governments
  • County 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/Territorial-controlled institutions of higher education
  • State/Territorial governments

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

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