The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing the availability of CIG funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/11/2022
Grant Size: $415,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
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.
Priorities
- Soil Health
- Arctic Agriculture
- Forest Health
- Ecologically Sound Land Use and Management
Projects or Activities
- CIG funds the development and field testing, on-farm research and demonstration, evaluation, or implementation of:
- Approaches to incentivizing conservation adoption, including market-based and conservation finance approaches; and
- Conservation technologies, practices, and systems.
- Projects or activities under CIG must comply with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws and regulations throughout the project; and
- Use technology or approach that was studied sufficiently to indicate a high probability for success;
- Demonstrate, evaluate, and verify the effectiveness, utility, affordability, and usability of natural resource conservation technologies and approaches in the field;
- Adapt and transfer conservation technologies, management, practices, systems, approaches, and incentive systems to improve performance and encourage adoption;
- Introduce proven conservation technologies and approaches to a geographic area or agricultural sector where that technology or approach is not currently in use.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $415,000
- Award Ceiling: $415,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
- Projects may be between 1 and 3 years in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
All U.S.-based non-Federal entities (NFE) and individuals, except Federal agencies, are eligible to apply for projects carried out in Alaska.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.