Environmental Quality Incentive Program Assistance

The summary for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program Assistance 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 California State Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Environmental Quality Incentive Program Assistance: NRCS expects to award up to six cooperative agreements based on proposals submitted and benefits derived for the current fiscal year. Funds available for the current fiscal year are: $4,000 for Solano County; $5,000 each for Contra Costa, San Benito and Santa Barbara Counties; $6,000 for San Luis Obispo County; and $15,000 for Sonoma/Marin Counties. Any agreements resulting from this solicitation will have a one-year base period and three one-year options. Activities under this cooperative agreement(s) will be carried out from approximately June 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004. Please note that not all counties need to be addressed in a proposal; therefore, please specifically identify the county/counties you are interested in carrying out the work in when submitting your proposal. The successful applicant will be responsible for making field visits to conduct site surveys and assessments for 2004 Fiscal Year EQIP program applications. This will include but is not limited to providing assistance in evaluating EQIP applications using a standard set of evaluation criteria furnished by NRCS, and preparing cost estimates relating to NRCS conservation practices and EQIP cost lists. The selected applicant(s) will also provide technical assistance to land users who are implementing conservation practices approved in prior year EQIP contracts where implementation is scheduled for the current fiscal year. Other products to be delivered include: maintaining NRCS resource data (GIS data, county parcels data, aerial photos, land user application and contract folders, etc.); conducting before and after erosion inventories on EQIP projects; assisting with engineering, biological and cultural resource assessments; and administrative activities related to managing the fiscal year 2004 EQIP program using various NRCS software programs. The primary EQIP cropland conservation practices are irrigation water management, animal waste storage facility, and nutrient management. Grazing land related practices include brush management, grassed waterway, fence, spring development, and trough or tank installation.