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Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Vermont | USDA NRCS VT CIG 21 NOFO0001111 Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Vermont | USDA NRCS VT CIG 21 NOFO0001111 Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA NRCS VT CIG 21 NOFO0001111 Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS VT CIG 21 NOFO0001111 The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) funding for federal fiscal year 2021 specifically for projects carried out in Vermont.
The purpose of this opportunity is to spur the development, testing, and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies that improve natural resource outcomes in agricultural and working lands contexts. The program sits at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and natural resources, and it is intended to move practical conservation innovations from idea to on-the-ground use.
For Vermont's FY 2021 competition, NRCS expects to have up to $465,000 available in total. Individual awards can be as large as $175,000, and NRCS anticipates making about five awards overall. Funded projects can run from one to three years, giving applicants flexibility to propose shorter pilot efforts or multi-year demonstrations and adoption strategies.
Eligibility is broadly open to non-federal entities and to individuals, with one clear restriction: federal agencies are not eligible to apply. The opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant under CFDA 10. 912, and the posting indicates an unrestricted applicant pool subject to any clarifications in the full notice.
In practical terms, that means a wide range of organizations may be able to compete as long as they meet the non-federal requirement and any other conditions spelled out in the complete Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants. gov, and the deadline is June 29, 2021 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Because Grants. gov registration and setup can take time, the notice flags that new users should review the instructions (referenced as Section D. 1 in the full announcement) well ahead of the deadline.
If applicants run into technical issues with the Grants. gov system, they must contact Grants. gov Applicant Support directly at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.
gov, since NRCS program staff cannot troubleshoot applicant account or system problems. NRCS also provided an opportunity for applicants to ask questions about the funding notice itself, with questions accepted through May 31, 2021. Responses to submitted questions were to be posted on Grants.
gov about two weeks before the application due date, giving applicants time to incorporate clarifications into their final submissions. In addition, NRCS scheduled an applicant webinar for May 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time, hosted via Microsoft Teams, with a phone-only option available by calling 1-202-650-0123 and using passcode 690 660 179#.
The webinar information and the alternative call-in line were also posted to the Vermont NRCS CIG website, which applicants were encouraged to review for additional program details and state-specific context. In terms of timeline after submission, NRCS anticipated making project selections by July 22, 2021 and expected to finalize and execute awards by September 30, 2021.
The official opportunity listing identifies the funding opportunity number as USDA NRCS VT CIG 21 NOFO0001111, and the announcement was created on April 30, 2021, with the Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service as the awarding agency.
The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled " Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Vermont " and is now available to receive applicants.
Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10. 912 . This funding opportunity was created on Apr 30, 2021.
Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 29, 2021 Applications must be received by 1159 pm Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.) Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $175,000.
00 in funding. The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s). Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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