Closed · USDA-NRCS-TN-CTA-21-NOFO0001086 · CFDA 10.902 · Discretionary
Tennessee NRCS Urban Conservation Project
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5K-$10K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 7, 2021
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Tennessee NRCS Urban Conservation Project is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $5,000 -- $10,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 555 other opportunities from Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- $5K-$10K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 10.902
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Tennessee NRCS Urban Conservation Project is closed (last close June 7, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 10.902 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 June 7, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$150,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources to encourage collaboration with partners in providing strategic conservation delivery assistance and/or provide tools or data that enhance the ability of the agency to support conservation activities. The overall intent of this solicitation is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined in this announcement.Proposals will be accepted from eligible entities for projects located in Tennessee, NRCS anticipates the total amount awarded under this announcement in Federal fiscal year 2021 will be approximately $150,000.00. Proposals are requested from eligible local Conservation Districts, non-profit organization, non-government organizations and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of grant awards for projects with a one to three-year duration. Entity types that may be eligible under these criteria include the following: City or township governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS (other than institutions of higher education) Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) Native American trial governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized trial governments) Private institutions of higher education For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D.1. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov.Applications must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 7, 2021. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Application Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. Questions regarding this notice of funding opportunity (NFO) may be submitted until May 5, 2021. Responses to questions posed will be posted on Grants.gov approximately two weeks before the application due date.The agency anticipates making selections by June 30, 2021 and expects to execute awards by September 15, 2021.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 10 doors
Tennessee NRCS Urban Conservation Project bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (10 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Environment · Natural Resources (AG;ENV;NR). Only 15 other Natural Resources Conservation Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 556).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
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
Soil and Water Conservation Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
Shynika E Loften Grants Specialist Phone 2025725851
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What to do next
Tennessee NRCS Urban Conservation Project is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 10.902 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Soil and Water Conservation Programs indexes 0 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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