Irrigation Related Technical Services for Environmental Quality Incentive Program - Ground and Surface Water Conservation (EQIP-GSWC), Oahu, Hawaii

The summary for the Irrigation Related Technical Services for Environmental Quality Incentive Program - Ground and Surface Water Conservation (EQIP-GSWC), Oahu, Hawaii 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 Hawaii State Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Irrigation Related Technical Services for Environmental Quality Incentive Program - Ground and Surface Water Conservation (EQIP-GSWC), Oahu, Hawaii: The objective of the EQIP-GSWC, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program in Hawaii is to optimize on the ground water savings benefits addressing the following resource concerns: 1) Improve irrigation systems; 2) Enhance irrigation efficiencies; 3) Convert to production of less water-intensive agricultural commodities or dryland farming; 4) Improve the storage of water through measures such as water banking and groundwater recharge; and 5) Mitigate the effects of drought. This will promote water conservation by providing cost-share and incentive payments to agricultural producers who implement eligible water conservation activities. It is anticipated that approximately $75,000 will be available for planning, designing and post construction checkout of the practices associated with EQIP-GSWC in fiscal year 2006. The projects offered in this advertisement are listed separately. Single or multiple grant agreements may be awarded as a result of this solicitation. Applicants must submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of their proposal to the following individual no later than 3:00 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time), June 23, 2006. Proposals can be accepted by hardcopy or electronically (application on-line via Grants.gov). Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile. Proposals received after this time will not be considered. Submit Applications to Shirley Yamaguchi, Contract Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 4-118 Honolulu, HI 96850.