Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (acep)

The summary for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (acep) 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 USDA NRCS MSD Ft Worth Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (acep): The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Mississippi is requesting applications to provide planning, design and implementation of restoration activities on eligible Agricultural Conservation Easement Program’s Wetland Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE), Wetlands Reserve Program and Emergency Watershed Protection – Floodplain Easement properties. The objective of ACEP-WRE, WRP, and EWPP-FPE is to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners in planning, designing and implementing wetland and associated upland restoration plans that maximize wildlife habitat in wetland systems, as well as provide water quality improvements, reduced soil erosion, reduced impacts of flooding and provide wildlife habitat opportunities for threatened and endangered species. Applicants will be responsible for assisting landowners by providing technical assistance necessary to develop and implement ACEP-WRE, WRP, and EWPP-FPE restoration plans, while at the same time improving and protecting wetland habitat for environmental benefits. Performance may include any part or all operations necessary to perform engineering surveys, preliminary and final engineering designs, inspection, and construction management activities for various wetland restorations, enhancement and creation practices; and other related conservation practices that meet NRCS standards and specifications.Applications are being requested from eligible government or non-government organizations, tribes, or individuals for competitive consideration of cooperative agreement awards with a base year and up to four, one-year option periods.
Federal Grant Title: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (acep)
Federal Agency Name: USDA NRCS MSD Ft Worth Office
Grant Categories: Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-MS-ACEP-15-01
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 10.931
CFDA Descriptions: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Current Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2015
Original Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2015
Posted Date: Jun 22, 2015
Creation Date: Jun 22, 2015
Archive Date: Aug 9, 2015
Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $50,000
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Individuals
City or township governments
County governments
Special district governments
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program’s Wetland Reserve Easement
Grant Announcement Contact
Darvis Jordan, Management Analyst USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service 100 W. Capitol Street, Suite 1321, Jackson, MS 39269 ph. 601-965-5205, ext. 181
Mississippi NRCS ACEP Contact

USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office 817-509-3505
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