Closed · USDA-NRCS-AR-CIG-19-GEN0010102 · CFDA 10.912 · Discretionary
FY19 Arkansas CIG
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $20K-$75K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 31, 2019
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY19 Arkansas CIG is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $20,000 -- $75,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 555 other opportunities from Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- $20K-$75K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 10.912
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY19 Arkansas CIG is closed (last close May 31, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 10.912 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Natural Resources Conservation Service still indexes 555 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 May 31, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$300,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservationapproaches 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) toagricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or to theprivate sector. CIG generally funds pilotprojects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. On-farmconservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer aspecific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design whileemploying farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches or private forest lands. CIG funds the development and field testing, on-farmresearch and demonstration, evaluation, or implementation of: Approaches to incentivizing conservation adoption,including market-based and conservation finance approaches; and Conservation technologies, practices, and systems. Projects or activities under CIG must comply with all applicablefederal, tribal, state, and local laws and regulations throughout the durationof the project; and Use a technology or approach that was studiedsufficiently to indicate a high probability for success; Demonstrate, evaluate, and verify theeffectiveness, utility, affordability, and usability of natural resource conservationtechnologies and approaches in the field; Adapt and transfer conservation technologies,management, practices, systems, approaches, and incentive systems to improveperformance and encourage adoption; Introduce proven conservation technologies andapproaches to a geographic area or agricultural sector where that technology orapproach is not currently in use. Technologies and approaches that are eligible for funding ina project’s geographic area using an EQIPcontract for an established conservation practice standard are ineligible forCIG funding, except where the use of those technologies and approachesdemonstrates clear innovation.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NRCS-AR-CIG-19-GEN0010102
Grants.gov marks FY19 Arkansas CIG with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). 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). 114 other Natural Resources Conservation Service listings share this eligibility-code string (21% of 556).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
Lori Barker Resource Conservationist Phone 870-523-8986, ext 3016
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What to do next
FY19 Arkansas 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
- Natural Resources Conservation Service lists 555 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.
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