CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT

The summary for the CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT 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. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Nebraska State Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT: 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 award. 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 candidates 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. The Nebraska NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multi-year projects, not to exceed 3 years, submitted by eligible entities from NEBRASKA. Eligible entities include Federally recognized Indian Tribes, State and local units of government, and non-governmental organizations and individuals. Nebraska component CIG projects must take place in Nebraska; multi-state projects will not be considered. 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 Application Evaluation Criteria identified in the application instructions in section V.B. Applications, along with their associated technical peer review, will then be forwarded to the NEBRASKA Review Committee. The NEBRASKA Review Committee which can also include members of the State Technical Committee will make recommendations for project approval to the NRCS State Conservationist who will make the final selections. C. Innovative Conservation Projects or Activities For the purposes of CIG, the proposed innovative project or activity must encompass the development, demonstration, evaluation, implementation, and monitoring of: • Conservation adoption approaches or incentive systems; or • Promising conservation technologies, practices, systems, procedures, or approaches; or • Environmental soundness with goals of environmental protection and natural resource enhancement. To be given priority consideration, the innovative project or activity must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations throughout the duration of the project and should: • Make use of a proven technology or a technology that has been studied sufficiently to indicate a high probability for success; • Demonstrate and verify environmental (soil, water, air, plants, energy, and animal) effectiveness, utility, affordability, and usability of conservation technology in the field; • Adapt conservation technologies, management, practices, systems, procedures, approaches, and incentive systems to improve performance and encourage adoption; • Introduce conservation systems, approaches, and procedures from another geographic area or agricultural sector; or • Demonstrate transferability of knowledge. D. State Component For FY 2014, NRCS Nebraska will consider offering CIG in the Soil Heath area. Proposals that demonstrate the use of innovative technologies and/or approaches to address at least one bulleted topic listed below will be considered. Proposals must identify the most appropriate bulleted topic the innovation/technology is addressing. Soil Health  Priority Need: Provide advanced comprehensive soil health training to both NRCS employees and producers. A minimum of four sessions will need to be provided in order to provide statewide coverage. The training will need to cover all aspects of soil health including; benefits of cover crops, seed mixes for each soil health resource concern, soil microbiology, and economics of cover crops.  Priority Need: The effects of cover crops on soil organic matter levels and soil bulk density (soil compaction). This proposal would demonstrate the changes related to SOM and Bulk Density with and without cover crops. Outcomes will provide information on bulk density and organic matter levels as basic building blocks of soil health.  Priority Need: The effects of cover crops on available soil moisture. The proposal would demonstrate the impacts of cover crops as a part of a typical commodity crop rotation on non-irrigated cropland. Outcomes should provide insight as to whether or not cover crops positively or negatively affect soil moisture.  Priority Need: The effects of cover crops on soil erosion, including both sheet-rill and ephemeral erosion. With the decreasing popularity of structural soil erosion conservation practices there is a need to know how effectively cover crops can control sheet-rill and ephemeral erosion on highly erodible cropland. Outcomes should demonstrate innovative erosion control methods using vegetative rather than structural practices  Demonstrate the effects of grazing management of cover crop mixes on soil chemical, physical and biological properties health and water quality.  Demonstrate and quantify differences in nutrient and available water holding capacity of a soil system resulting from long-term no-till with cover crops compared to systems using tillage or rotational tillage.  Demonstrate and quantify the amount of available nitrogen following a legume cover crop. II. FUNDING AVAILABILITY NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2014 will be $150,000. CIG will fund single and multi-year projects, not to exceed 3 years (anticipated project start date of September 1, 2014). Funds will be awarded through a nationwide competitive grants process. The maximum award amount for any project will not exceed $75,000 in FY 2014.
Federal Grant Title: CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT
Federal Agency Name: Nebraska State Office
Grant Categories: Agriculture
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-NE-14-01
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 10.912
CFDA Descriptions: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Current Application Deadline: May 16, 2014
Original Application Deadline: May 16, 2014
Posted Date: Apr 11, 2014
Creation Date: Apr 11, 2014
Archive Date: Jun 15, 2014
Total Program Funding: $150,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $75,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
County governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Individuals
Grant Announcement Contact
TIMOTHY BOTTOMS CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 402-437-4092
Nebraska CIG web page

Nebraska State Office 402-437-4092
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