Closed · USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CIGOFT-20-GEN0010750 · CFDA 10.912 · Discretionary

Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020

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

$250K-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 29, 2020
Close date
100
Expected awards

The verdict

Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $250,000 -- $5,000,000 across 100 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 555 other opportunities from Natural Resources Conservation Service.

$250K-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
100
expected awards
10.912
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Cons… is closed (last close May 29, 2020). 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 29, 2020

Posted Mar 11 Closes May 29

Est. Total Funding

$25,000,000

Expected Awards

100

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

NRCS is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2020, applications are accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing at least one priority listed in this announcement. Up to $25 million is available for On-Farm Trials in 2020. NRCS anticipates that up to $10 million of On-Farm Trials funding in 2020 will be awarded to entities applying for the Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHD) component. On-Farm Trials projects may be between 3 and 5 years in duration. The maximum amount for a single award in FY 2020 is $5 million. APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline has been extended. Applications are now due by 11:59pm Eastern Time on May 29, 2020. SUBMISSIONS: Applications must be submitted electronically through grants.gov. Submissions must be received by the time and date due. See section IV.D of the Full Announcement in the Related Documents tab of this opportunity for more on how to submit an application.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CIGOFT-20-GEN0010750

Grants.gov marks Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Cons… 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.

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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

Email: nrcscig@usda.gov USDA-NRCS 1400 Independence Avenue SW Room 5242 Washington, DC 20250

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What to do next

Notice of Funding Opportunity for NRCS’s Cons… 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

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