Closed · USDA-NRCS-WI-CIG-21-NOFO0001073 · CFDA 10.912 · Discretionary
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Wisconsin
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 7, 2021
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Wisconsin is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $50,000 -- $500,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 10.912
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Wisconsin - is cataloged under number USDA-NRCS-WI-CIG-21-NOFO0001073 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.912, posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 8, 2021 and last updated on April 22, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $500,000. It expects to issue 10 awards. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 7, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
May 7, 2021
Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 7, 2021. Questions regarding this notice of funding opportunity (NFO) may be submitted until April 22, 2021. Responses to questions posed will be posted on Grants.gov approximately two weeks before the application due date.
Posted
March 8, 2021
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The purpose of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program 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 government 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. NRCS is announcing the availability of CIG funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies for projects carried out in the state of Wisconsin. A total of up to $500,000 is available for the Wisconsin CIG competition in FY 2021. All 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 2021 is $500,000. For FY 2021, NRCS shall only accept proposals that address one or more of the State priority categories listed below, and the project is required to be located in Wisconsin.Wisconsin (WI) 2021 State CIG Priorities fall in no particular order into these 3 broad priority categories: 1) Conservation Planning, 2) Manure Management Systems, and 3) Soil Health Management Systems. Proposals will compete against other proposals in the same category. For example, Soil Health Management System project proposals will compete against other Soil Health Management System proposals and Manure Management System proposals will compete against Manure Management System proposals. See Section E.,2) for further information. $500,000 is available in sum for the entire WI 2021 State CIG program. The 3 categories are designed to help meet the goals of streamlining conservation planning, increasing agricultural innovation, improving weather resiliency, and addressing Wisconsin priority resource concerns: Concentrated Erosion, Degraded Plant Condition, Field Sediment, Nutrient and Pathogen Loss, Soil Quality Limitations, and Wind and Water Erosion.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
Melanie Krizmanich Grantor Phone 202-572-5805
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