Conservation Innovation Grant Program

The summary for the Conservation Innovation Grant Program 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 Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	California State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Natural Resources Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NRCS-20-CA-06
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 07, 2006
	Creation Date:	Mar 07, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 05, 2006 Applications must be received in the NRCS State Office, USDA, NRCS, 430 G St. # 4164, Davis, CA 95616-4164, Attention: Ray Miller, no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, 5/5/06.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 04, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$375,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$75,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Individuals County governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) Program for California is a voluntary program which provides grants to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging 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 technical manuals or guides, or to the private sector. GIG does not fund research projects. Instead, it is a vehicle to stimulate the development and adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a likelihood of success and to be candidates for eventual technology transfer. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations. Applications are accepted from qualified applicants within the state of California. Selected applicants may receive grants of up to 50 percent of the total project cost not to exceed $75,000. Applicants must provide non-federal funding for at least 50 percent of the project cost. Up to 50 percent (25 percent of the total project cost) of the applicants match may be from in-kind contributions. The remainder must be cash contribution.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig/
Grant Announcement Contact: Ray Miller
Contract Specialist
Phone 530-792-5679 ray.miller@ca.usda.gov Ray Miller, NRCS Contract Specialist
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)