Iowa Conservation Innovation Grants Fiscal Year 2016

The summary for the Iowa Conservation Innovation Grants Fiscal Year 2016 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 Utah State Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Iowa Conservation Innovation Grants Fiscal Year 2016: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Proposals will be accepted from Iowa. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2016 will be up to $500,000. Proposals are requested from eligible Indian Tribes, State and local units of government, non-governmental organizations, and individuals for competitive consideration of grant awards for projects between 1 and 3 years in duration.

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 technical manuals and guides or to the private sector. CIG is used to apply or demonstrate previously proven technology in order to increase adoption with an emphasis on opportunities to scale proven, emerging conservation strategies. 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. CIG does not fund research projects, with the exception of on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a specified conservation-related question using a statistically valid design, while employing farm-scale equipment on farm fields. Specifically, a valid study design will use an appropriate number of replications and statistical analysis of results. To the extent NRCS funds research projects through CIG, the Agency will only fund research projects that stimulate innovative approaches to natural resource management in conjunction with agricultural production.

NRCS will accept proposals under this notice for single or multiyear projects, not to exceed three years, submitted by eligible entities from Iowa. Eligible entities include Indian Tribes, State and local units of government, non-governmental organizations, and individuals.

Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. Complete proposals received by applicable deadlines will be evaluated by a technical peer review panel based on the Proposal Evaluation Criteria identified in the instructions in section V.B.

Proposals, along with their associated technical peer review, will then be forwarded to the Iowa Review Board. The Iowa Review Board will make its recommendations for project approval to the NRCS State Conservationist who will make the final selections.

Federal Grant Title: Iowa Conservation Innovation Grants Fiscal Year 2016
Federal Agency Name: Utah State Office
Grant Categories: Agriculture Environment Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity: Mandatory
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-IA-CIG-16-01
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 321807
CFDA Descriptions: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Current Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2016
Posted Date: May 3, 2016
Creation Date: May 3, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 3, 2016
Total Program Funding: $500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $75,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 7
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
Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Individuals
Small businesses
City or township governments
State governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
County governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Link to Full Grant Announcement
NRCS Iowa Website
Grant Announcement Contact
Martin Adkins Phone: (515)323-2211
Assistant State Conservationist - Partnerships

Utah State Office 801-524-4580