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Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) - On-Farm Trials is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). CIGs support the development and testing of promising new conservation technologies and approaches with the goal of making them available for use as quickly as possible by farmers and ranchers.
This includes funding projects that develop and improve access to innovative conservation solutions for farmers and ranchers nationwide through on-farm pilots and demonstration projects, with a priority on soil health.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities (e.g., non-profits, academic institutions) looking to adopt and enhance conservation practices on their land, or to develop and improve access to innovative conservation solutions. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), administered by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns. The program supports voluntary conservation improvements on farms, ranches, and forest land, including soil health, water quality, air quality, energy efficiency, and wildlife habitat. EQIP offers cost-share payments and incentive payments for adopting eligible conservation practices. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers across the United States are eligible to apply. Applications are accepted at local NRCS offices on a continuous basis, with funding decisions made at the state level based on resource priorities and ranking criteria.
Urban Agriculture Conservation Extension Educators Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in collaboration with National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This program promotes the hiring of Urban Agriculture Conservation Extension Educators through Cooperative Extension programs at Land-grant Universities to increase awareness of and access to NRCS programs for those in urban spaces, meeting the growing need to feed more densely populated areas.
Patagonia Corporate Grant Program is sponsored by Patagonia. Patagonia supports innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities. The program focuses on local battles to protect specific natural areas, indigenous wild species, or communities from environmental exploitation. It encourages work that brings underrepresented communities to the forefront of the environmental movement and defends communities whose health and livelihoods are threatened by environmental exploitation. The funding is for grassroots activist organizations with direct-action agendas and campaigns for environmental protection over the long term.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.