Conservation Innovation Grants - Fy2009 New Hampshire

The summary for the Conservation Innovation Grants - Fy2009 New Hampshire 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 Vermont State Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Conservation Innovation Grants - Fy2009 New Hampshire: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in New Hampshire requests applications for Conservation Innovation Grants to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. For FY 2009, up to $168,000 is available for the NH State CIG competition. Funds will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process. This NH state CIG has six categories of natural resources concerns and five categories of technology needs for possible funding. The natural resources categories are: water resources, soil resources, atmospheric resources, grazing lands and forest health, wildlife habitat, and market-based approaches. The technology categories are: improved on-farm energy efficiency, water management, improved nutrient management to improve water quality, air quality, and conservation technology transfer to targeted groups of farmers and ranchers. Applications will only be accepted from entities in NH for projects that will take place in the state of NH. Project proposals must be received either electronically through grants.gov or delivered to the NRCS NH State Office by 4PM EDT on Friday, May 29, 2009.