2014 Conservation Innovation Grants
The summary for the 2014 Conservation Innovation Grants grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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2014 Conservation Innovation Grants: B. Overview The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches into NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides, and references, or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects. Projects intended to test hypotheses do not qualify for a CIG grant. CIG is used to apply or demonstrate previously proven technology. It is a vehicle to stimulate development and adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a high likelihood of success, and that are a candidate for eventual technology transfer or institutionalization. CIG promotes sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, and facilities among communities, governments, and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations. Applications will be evaluated by NRCS staff under the bulleted topics identified by the applicant (see section I.D.). Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete applications will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be mailed to the applicant. NRCS will accept applications for single or multi-year projects, not to exceed 3 years, submitted to NRCS from eligible entities including federally recognized Indian tribes, State and local units of government, and non-governmental organizations and individuals. Applications are accepted from all 50 States, Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) and the Pacific Islands (Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands) for projects located entirely within the State of Maryland. Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete applications will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be mailed to the applicant. Complete applications received by applicable deadlines will be evaluated by a technical peer review panel based on the Criteria for Application Evaluation identified in the application instructions in section V.B. Full proposal applications, along with their associated technical peer review, will be forwarded to the technical peer review panel. The technical peer review panel will make recommendations for project approval to the Maryland State Conservationist who will make the final selections.
Federal Grant Title: | 2014 Conservation Innovation Grants |
Federal Agency Name: | Maryland State Office |
Grant Categories: | Agriculture Environment Natural Resources |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NRCS-MD-CIG-14-01 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.912 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
Current Application Deadline: | Aug 22, 2014 |
Original Application Deadline: | Aug 22, 2014 |
Posted Date: | Jul 24, 2014 |
Creation Date: | Jul 24, 2014 |
Archive Date: | Sep 21, 2014 |
Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $75,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Individuals
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Small businesses - Link to Full Grant Announcement
- NRCS Maryland Homepage
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Denise Brooks
Contracting Officer
Phone 443 482-2917
Admininstrative Contact
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