Closed · USDA-NRCS-NHQ-RCPP-22-NOFO0001136 · CFDA 10.932 · Discretionary
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $250K-$10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 13, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $250,000 -- $10,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $250K-$10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10.932
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 - is cataloged under number USDA-NRCS-NHQ-RCPP-22-NOFO0001136 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.932, posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 13, 2022 and last updated on January 12, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a other.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $10,000,000. 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 April 13, 2022. 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
$250,000 -- $10,000,000
Close Date
April 13, 2022
Applications must be received by NRCS by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 13, 2022.
Posted
January 13, 2022
Instrument
Other
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. Through RCPP, NRCS seeks to co-invest with partners to implement projects that demonstrate innovative solutions to conservation challenges and provide measurable improvements and outcomes tied to the resource concerns they seek to address.Using guidance contained in this notice, potential RCPP partners propose projects that generate conservation benefits by addressing specific natural resource objectives in a State/multistate area or address one or more priority resource concerns within an NRCS-designated critical conservation area (CCA). NRCS and partners collaborate to design, promote, and implement RCPP projects on agricultural and nonindustrial private forest land. Through RCPP, NRCS may provide both financial and technical assistance funds to project partners and agricultural producers to carry out projects. RCPP proposals are evaluated through a competitive proposal process based on four criteria: impact, partner contributions, innovation, and partnership and management.Up to $200 million is available for RCPP projects through this announcement. Proposals are accepted from all 50 States, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands), and U.S. territories in the Pacific Island Areas (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).SUBMISSIONS: Proposals must be submitted through the RCPP portal. See section VIII of this announcement for information on using the RCPP portal to submit proposals. Registration with USDA’s eAuthentication system is required to access the RCPP portal.FOR MORE INFORMATION: Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate State RCPP Coordinator(s) with questions. A list of State RCPP coordinators, as of the date of this announcement’s posting, is on the national RCPP website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/rcpp/?cid=nrcseprd1477816. Applicants can also email the RCPP inbox—rcpp@usda.gov--with questions about the announcement. The national RCPP website is also a great source of current information about the program.Interested applicants are encouraged to participate in a webinar with general information about the Classic and AFA funding announcements. The webinar is scheduled for January 20, 2022 from 3-4:30 p.m. Eastern. Instructions for participating in the webinar are below:The conference begins at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on January 20, 2022; you may join the conference 10 minutes prior.To join the conference, click: https://ems8.intellor.com/login/842136 Join the Zoom event and follow the prompts to connect audio by computer or telephone.Need to join via phone only? 888-251-2949 or 215-861-0694 - Need an international number? Access Code: 2626600# .Zoom Support: 800-345-0857
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. 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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Agency Contact
NRCS National RCPP Staff
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