The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking applications for its Community Agriculture Grants.
Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/21/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The purpose of this NFO is to encourage and promote conservation planning and conservation practice implementation in urban, suburban and other small-scale type agricultural operations.
Emphasis will be placed on projects that:
- Establish demonstration community gardens.
- Promote conservation demonstrations on existing community agriculture project areas.
- Provide technical assistance for community gardens.
Additionally, proposals should seek to:
- Provide conservation learning experiences to urban, suburban, and Tribal communities.
- Address concerns regarding food deserts.
- Advance Tribal food sovereignty.
- Achieve positive and measurable natural resources conservation outcomes.
Funding Information
- The Federal funding agency expects to award approximately $1,500,000.
- The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $5,000, and the estimated funding ceiling is $250,000.
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
- Independent school district
- 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.
