The NRCS is announcing the availability of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Grants funding for NRCS to eligible applicants to co-invest in impactful and innovative solutions to on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns.
Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
For the 2022 application period, applications will be accepted from eligible entities for projects impacting nutrient management in NRCS RCPP Critical Conservation Areas (CCAs). Applications will not be accepted in the Prairie Grasslands CCA under this NFO. Only land management and rental activities are eligible under this NFO.
The Federal funding agency expects to award up to $40 million through this opportunity. NRCS expects to make up to seven awards under this announcement. Funding will be obligated using grant agreements. Projects may be up to five years in duration, however in special circumstances the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture may approve shorter or longer projects.
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) amendments to RCPP provides examples of project types that might be implemented through RCPP Grants:
- Projects that use innovative approaches to leverage the Federal investment in conservation;
- Projects that deploy a pay-for-performance conservation approach;
- Projects that seek large-scale infrastructure investments that generate conservation benefits for agricultural producers and nonindustrial private forest owners.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
- Award Floor: $250,000
- Projects may be up to five years in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application deadline to be considered for award. Eligible applicant type is determined by the implementing program statute. Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types:
- An agricultural or silvicultural producer association or other group of producers;
- A State or unit of local government, including a conservation district;
- An Indian Tribe;
- A farmer cooperative;
- An institution of higher education
- A water district, irrigation district, acequia, rural water district or association, or other organization with specific water delivery authority to producers on agricultural land;
- A municipal water or wastewater treatment entity;
- An organization or entity with an established history of working cooperatively with producers on agricultural land, as determined by the Secretary, to address –
- Local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, and NIPF management; or
- Critical watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality, sediment reduction, or other natural resource concerns; or
- An eligible entity as identified by NRCS pursuant to 7 C.F.R. part 1468.
- Individuals are not eligible applicants.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.