Closed · USDA-NRCS-VT-CIG-199-GEN0010231 · CFDA 10.912 · Discretionary

NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2019- Vermont

Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$75K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 29, 2019
Close date
7
Expected awards

The verdict

NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2019- Vermont is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $10,000 -- $75,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 555 other opportunities from Natural Resources Conservation Service.

$10K-$75K
award range
Closed
application status
7
expected awards
10.912
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants is closed (last close July 29, 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 July 29, 2019

Posted May 29 Closes Jul 29

Est. Total Funding

$525,000

Expected Awards

7

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Funding Opportunity Title: Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2019 – Vermont Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-VT-CIG-19-GEN0010231 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.912, Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramNRCS is announcing the availability of CIG to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Applications are accepted from eligible entities for projects carried out in the state of Vermont. A total of up to $525,000.00 is available for CIG in FY 2019. Non-federal entities (NFE) and individuals are invited to apply, with the sole exception of federal agencies. Projects may be between one and three years in duration. The maximum award amount for a single award in FY 2019 is $75,000.APPLICATIONS DUE DATE: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on July 29, 2019.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NRCS-VT-CIG-199-GEN0010231

Grants.gov marks NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants 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 code maps to Natural Resources (NR). 81 other Natural Resources Conservation Service listings share this eligibility-code string (15% of 556).

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

Name : Joe D. Buford Phone : 802-951-6796 ext 244 Email : joe.buford@vt.usda.gov USDA-NRCS 356 Mountain View Drive, Suite 105 Colchester, VT 05446

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What to do next

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