CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS - FY2009 NEW HAMPSHIRE

The summary for the CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS - FY2009 NEW HAMPSHIRE Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS - FY2009 NEW HAMPSHIRE
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Vermont State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Energy Environment Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDANRCSNH0901
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 27, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 08, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 29, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jun 28, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$168,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$75,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Other federal Agencies are not eligible applicants.
Grant Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in New Hampshire requests applications for Conservation Innovation Grants to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. For FY 2009, up to $168,000 is available for the NH State CIG competition. Funds will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process. This NH state CIG has six categories of natural resources concerns and five categories of technology needs for possible funding. The natural resources categories are: water resources, soil resources, atmospheric resources, grazing lands and forest health, wildlife habitat, and market-based approaches. The technology categories are: improved on-farm energy efficiency, water management, improved nutrient management to improve water quality, air quality, and conservation technology transfer to targeted groups of farmers and ranchers. Applications will only be accepted from entities in NH for projects that will take place in the state of NH. Project proposals must be received either electronically through grants.gov or delivered to the NRCS NH State Office by 4PM EDT on Friday, May 29, 2009.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nh.nrcs.usda.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Betty Anderson Grants & Agreements Specialist (603)868-9931 X122

Work e-mail [betty.anderson@nh.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Conservation Innovative Grants Louisiana 2011; • 2011 Washington State NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Announcement; • New York Conservation Innovation Grants FY11; • Conservation Innovation Grants; • Missouri State CIG; • Conservation Innovation Grants - Chesapeake Bay Watershed; • Environmental Quality Incentive Program Assistance Irrigation Technical Services; • Technical Assistance to Develop and Implement Conservation Programs; • Conservation Innovation Grants (Available Only in Colorado)