Environmental Quality Incentive Program Assistance

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	Federal Grant Title:	Environmental Quality Incentive Program Assistance
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	California State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NRCS-5-CA-04
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 18, 2004
	Creation Date:	Jul 02, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2004 Applications must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. local time. Applications received after that time will not be considered. Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 02, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	12
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$61,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$8,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,500
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: NRCS expects to award up to twelve cooperative agreements estimated to cost between $1500 and $8000 based on proposals submitted and benefits derived for the current fiscal year. Funds available for the current fiscal year are $61,000 and may be distributed as follows: $8,000 for Colusa County; $6,000 for Butte County, $6,000 for Shasta County; $1500 for Plumas and Sierra Counties, $5000 for Lassen County, $2500 for Mendocino County, $5000 for Modoc County, $5000 for Tehama County, $8000 for Trinity County, $6000 for Lake County, and $8000 for Yolo County. 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 : Assisting with approximately 20-500 Fiscal Year 2004 and prior year Farm Bill applications and contracts based on the number of counties awarded to an applicant. Providing quantitative interpretations of EQIP contract data to document cooperators? technical assistance needs utilizing NRCS software programs for the purpose of ranking applications and establishing and administering contracts. Providing field office managers with requested reports to document the status of application and contracts at all phases from application to completion. Generating correspondence to producers, applicants and program participants and providing assistance to accelerate Farm Bill program implementation. Coordinate local work group meetings and stakeholder input for Farm Bill programs. Monitoring and documenting cooperators? progress in implementing practices agreed to in EQIP contracts. Tracking and updating local costs for practices installed for the EQIP cost list. Other products to be delivered may include: maintaining NRCS resource data (GIS topography, county parcels data, aerial photos, land user application and contract folders, etc.) The approximate number of Farm Bill EQIP applications by county for Fiscal Year 2004 is as follows: Plumas?15; Sierra?5; Lassen?32;Mendocino?20; Lake?35; Shasta?40; Modoc?7; Tehama?63; Colusa?25; Butte?40; Yolo?38 and Trinity?15. The approximate number of active contracts (Fiscal Years 2001-2003) that potentially could have conservation practices scheduled for implementation by county in the current fiscal year is as follows: Plumas?15, Sierra?5; Lassen?11; Mendocino?61; Lake?10; Shasta?50; Modoc?4; Tehama?25; Colusa?30; Butte?41; Yolo?35; and Trinity?32. All services provided in Farm Bill EQIP application processing and customer assistance must meet USDA-NRCS standards and specifications as set forth in Departmental manuals, handbooks, and guides. The selected applicant shall report to NRCS the appropriate data elements associated with the services provided to EQIP participants so that the data can be entered into the conservation accomplishments tracking system.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Miller, Raymond, Contract Specialist, Phone 530.792.5679, Fax 530.792.5795, Email ray.miller@ca.usda.gov ray.miller@ca.usda.gov Miller, Raymond
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