Illinois Component Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)

The summary for the Illinois Component Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) 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:	Illinois Component Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	NRCS Illinois State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Community Development Energy Environment Food and Nutrition Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Continuation
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NRCS-IL-11-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 14, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 14, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 28, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 28, 2011
	Archive Date:	Feb 28, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$550,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$75,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Illinois NRCS will accept applications for single or multiple year projects not to exceed three years. Eligible entities include individuals, State and local units of government, non-governmental organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes from all US States and territories. Although applications will be accepted from all of the aforementioned states and territories, the projects must be on lands located completely within the State of Illinois and must specifically benefit Illinois agriculture and the natural resources of Illinois.
Grant Description: 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 (such as market-based systems) into NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides, and references or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects. Projects intended to formulate hypothesis do not qualify. CIG is to apply proven technology which has been shown to work previously. 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 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig/
Grant Announcement Contact: Heath Isome Contract Specialist Phone 217-353-6617

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