The NRCS is announcing the availability of up to $15 million in CIG funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production.
Donor Name: Natural Resources Conservation Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects present innovations that are expected to result in the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and inventive approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into technical manuals and guides, and for practical use in 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.
CIG Classic 2022 Priorities
- Priority 1: Climate-Smart Agriculture
- Producer adaptation to extreme weather events
- Building resilience through emerging production systems for climate smart agriculture
- Priority 2: Combating Invasive Species
- Priority 3: Conservation in Urban Agricultural Systems.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $300,000
- Projects may be 1 to 3 years in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
- All non-Federal entities and individuals based in the United States are eligible to apply for projects carried out in the United States. “Based in the United Stated” includes all 5 states, the District of Columbia, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. VirginIslands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.