Closed · USDA-NRCS-GA-CIG-001 · CFDA 10.912 · Discretionary

NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)

Federal grant opportunity posted by USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K-$75K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 16, 2018
Close date
25
Expected awards

The verdict

NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is a closed discretionary listing from USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office that offered $25,000 -- $75,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 12 other opportunities from USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office.

$25K-$75K
award range
Closed
application status
25
expected awards
10.912
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is closed (last close April 16, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 10.912 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office still indexes 12 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 April 16, 2018

Posted Feb 22 Closes Apr 16

Est. Total Funding

$300,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a specific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design while employing farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches or private forest lands.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NRCS-GA-CIG-001

Grants.gov marks NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Environment · Natural Resources (AG;ENV;NR). This eligibility-code string dominates the USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office book (7 peers, 54% of 13).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.912

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

Phone: 706-546-2097 Email: tansel.hudson@ga.usda.gov Tansel Hudson USDA-NRCS 355 East Hancock Ave. Athens, GA 30601

What to do next

NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.912 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office lists 12 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants