Closed · USDA-NRCS-IA-CCG-17-01 · CFDA 10.902;10.903;10.912;10.924;10.931 · Discretionary

Iowa Conservation Collaboration Grants - Fiscal Year 2017

Federal grant opportunity posted by Utah State Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $500K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 31, 2017
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

Iowa Conservation Collaboration Grants - Fiscal Year 2017 is a closed discretionary listing from Utah State Office that offered Up to $500,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 11 other opportunities from Utah State Office.

up to $500K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
10.902;10.903;10.912;10.924;10.931
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Iowa Conservation Collaboration Grants is closed (last close March 31, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Utah State Office still indexes 11 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 31, 2017

Posted Jan 19 Closes Mar 31

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of Conservation Collaboration Grants for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in Fiscal Year 2017 will be up to $2,000,000. Proposals will be accepted from eligible entities based in or with substantial operations in Iowa. Proposals are requested from eligible governmental or non-governmental organizations, and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of grant awards for projects between one and three years in duration.The purpose of Conservation Collaboration Grants will be to leverage NRCS and partner resources to:a. Build soil health on cropland.b. Improve environmental and economic performance of grasslands.c. Provide habitat for local wildlife species of concern as identified in the Iowa Wildlife Action Plan.d. Reduce the net emissions of greenhouse gasses associated with agriculture.e. Support the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy.Emphasis will be placed on projects that:a. Build technical capacity of NRCS and partner field conservation employees.b. Build the capacity of local watershed groups to develop and implement effective projects.c. Leverage non-Federal and non-government resources to achieve positive natural resources conservation outcomes.Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. Complete proposals received by applicable deadlines will be evaluated based on criteria the stated in this announcement. Evaluated proposals will be forwarded to the NRCS State Conservationist who will make the final selections.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors

Iowa Conservation Collaboration Grants bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Environment · Natural Resources (AG;ENV;NR). 1 other Utah State Office listings share this eligibility-code string (8% of 12).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Martin Adkins Natural Resources Conservation Service Neal Smith Federal Building 210 Walnut Street, Suite 693 Des Moines, IA 50309-2180 Phone (515) 284-4370 Email martin.adkins@ia.usda.gov

What to do next

Iowa Conservation Collaboration Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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