Pacific Islands Area Conservation Innovation Grant FY 2006

The summary for the Pacific Islands Area Conservation Innovation Grant FY 2006 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.

Pacific Islands Area Conservation Innovation Grant FY 2006: 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 that are candidates for eventual technology transfer. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations.NRCS Hawaii State Office is offering a state component of the Conservation Innovation Conservation Grant opportunity for the Pacific Islands Area (including Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands). NRCS State of Hawaii Office announces the availability of up to $350,000 for Natural Resources Concerns Component and Technology Component. Individual projects funded through State CIG in fiscal year 2006 are being offered for grants up to $75,000. Proposals must be received in the NRCS Hawaii State Office by April 5, 2006, 4:00 pm Hawaii Standard Time (HST). The delivery address for all applications is: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Innovation Grants Program, Shirley Yamaguchi, Contract Specialist, Prince Kuhio Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 4-118, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850.For more information on the Pacific Islands Area State Component Grant Opportunity and Application Materials please see the NRCS Hawaii Web pages for the CIG State Component, or the CIG National Component.