Pennsylvania CIG opportunity

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	Federal Grant Title:	Pennsylvania CIG opportunity
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Pennsylvania State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NRCS-PA-07-01
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 17, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jan 18, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 02, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 09, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$75,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Individuals County governments Special district governments Small businesses Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The purpose of CIG is 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 (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical manuals or guides, or to the private sector. CIG 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. For the purposes of CIG, the proposed innovative project or activity must encompass the development and field testing, evaluation, and implementation of: . Conservation adoption incentive systems, including market-based systems; or, . Promising conservation technologies, practices, systems, procedures, and approaches. To be given priority consideration, the innovative project or activity: . Will have been studied sufficiently to indicate a good probability for success; . Demonstrates, tests, evaluates, or verifies environmental (soil, water, air, plants, and animal) effectiveness, utility, affordability, and usability in the field; . Adapts conservation technologies, practices, systems, procedures, approaches, and incentive systems to improve performance, and encourage adoption; . Introduces conservation systems, approaches, and procedures from another geographic area or agricultural sector; and, . Adapts conservation technology, management, or incentive systems to improve performance. Applications must demonstrate the use of innovative technologies or approaches, or both, to address a natural resource concern or concerns on cropland, grazing land, forest land or air. The strategy used to address the concern could include market based approaches*. The four natural resource concerns that will be considered for fiscal year 2007 are: Water, soil, and atmospheric resources, and wildlife habitat.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: NRCS Pennsylvania CIG webpage
http://www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/CIG.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Tim Sittig
Contracting Officer
Phone 717-237-2245 tim.sittig@pa.usda.gov e
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