Agricultural Water Enhancement Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NRCS-NHQ-09-02
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other
	Posted Date:	Jan 16, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 16, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 02, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 02, 2009
	Archive Date:	Apr 01, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$58,400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Individuals - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Entities that are eligible to enter into AWEP partnerships agreements include, but are not limited to, federal recognized Indian Tribes, States, units of local government, agricultural or silivicultural associations, other groups of such producers, such as an irrigation association, agricultural land trust, or other non-governmental organization that has experience working with agricultural producers.
Grant Description: The purpose of this notice is to inform agricultural producers of the availability of AWEP funds and to solicit proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into partnership agreements with the NRCS Chief to promote the conservation of ground and surface water and the improvement of water quality. Proposals are accepted from all 50 States, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Overview: The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land for the purposes of conserving surface and ground water and improving water quality, or both. As part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), AWEP operates through contracts with producers to plan and implement conservation practices to conserve ground and surface water and improve water quality in project areas established through partnership agreements. Producers may participate individually in AWEP, or collectively through a partnership project. For example, the role of the partner may be to facilitate the submission of producers' applications, or it may be to provide additional technical or financial assistance to participating agricultural producers. AWEP funding will be delivered to producers; no AWEP funding may be used to cover the administrative expenses of partners. Administrative activities include any indirect or direct costs relating to submitting or implementing the project proposal.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/farmbill/2008/pdfs/aweprfp2009.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Ed Brzostek AWEP Specialist USDA, NRCS P.O. Box 2890, Rm. 5241-S Washington, D. C. 20013-2890 Tel.# 202-720-1845, Fax. 202-720-4265 Email: AWEP2008@wdc.usda.gov

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