Regional Conservation Partnership Program
The summary for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program 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.
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Regional Conservation Partnership Program:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
NRCS is the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) conservation agency working with farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners nationwide to identify and address natural resource objectives in balance with operational goals in order to benefit soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources locally, regionally, and nationally. NRCS works in partnership with other entities to accelerate getting conservation on the ground.
Through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), NRCS seeks to co-invest with partners in innovative, workable, and cost-effective approaches to benefit farming, ranching, and forest operations, local economies, and the communities and resources in a watershed or other geographic area.
RCPP partners develop project applications, as described in this notice, to address specific
natural resource objectives in a proposed area or region. Partnering organizations design, promote,
implement, and evaluate the project outcomes.
NRCS will select final RCPP projects following a two-phase application process that includes: (1)
a pre- proposal application and (2) a full-proposal application. NRCS will assess and evaluate RCPP project applications against four criteria: solutions, contributions, innovation, and participation. The full-proposal process is only open to applicants whose pre-proposal
applications are selected by the agency to go forward from the pre-proposal stage. All RCPP
applications become the property of NRCS for use in the administration of the program and will not
be returned to the applicant.
RCPP Federal assistance is delivered in accordance with the authorities of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP), and in certain geographic areas, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. NRCS and partners implement RCPP projects by working with agricultural producers and owners of agricultural and forest land.
The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of CCC funding for RCPP and to solicit applications from potential partners. Subject to fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations action, NRCS anticipates the availability of up to $263 million in funding for RCPP. Applications will be accepted from all 50 States, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands), and U.S. territories in the Pacific Island Areas (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
NRCS is the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) conservation agency working with farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners nationwide to identify and address natural resource objectives in balance with operational goals in order to benefit soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources locally, regionally, and nationally. NRCS works in partnership with other entities to accelerate getting conservation on the ground.
Through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), NRCS seeks to co-invest with partners in innovative, workable, and cost-effective approaches to benefit farming, ranching, and forest operations, local economies, and the communities and resources in a watershed or other geographic area.
RCPP partners develop project applications, as described in this notice, to address specific
natural resource objectives in a proposed area or region. Partnering organizations design, promote,
implement, and evaluate the project outcomes.
NRCS will select final RCPP projects following a two-phase application process that includes: (1)
a pre- proposal application and (2) a full-proposal application. NRCS will assess and evaluate RCPP project applications against four criteria: solutions, contributions, innovation, and participation. The full-proposal process is only open to applicants whose pre-proposal
applications are selected by the agency to go forward from the pre-proposal stage. All RCPP
applications become the property of NRCS for use in the administration of the program and will not
be returned to the applicant.
RCPP Federal assistance is delivered in accordance with the authorities of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP), and in certain geographic areas, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. NRCS and partners implement RCPP projects by working with agricultural producers and owners of agricultural and forest land.
The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of CCC funding for RCPP and to solicit applications from potential partners. Subject to fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations action, NRCS anticipates the availability of up to $263 million in funding for RCPP. Applications will be accepted from all 50 States, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands), and U.S. territories in the Pacific Island Areas (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
| Federal Grant Title: | Regional Conservation Partnership Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Grant Categories: | Agriculture Environment Natural Resources |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NRCS-NHQ-RCPP-17-01 |
| Type of Funding: | Other |
| CFDA Numbers: | 319698 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Regional Conservation Partnership Program |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 10, 2016 Closing date is for submission of "P |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 10, 2016 Closing date is for submission of "P |
| Posted Date: | Mar 14, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Mar 14, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $263,100,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 85 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Category Explanation
- This announcement will use Partnership Agreements and/or Cooperative Agreements for its competitive process.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Additional Information on Eligibility
- For "Others" please see Section II.A Partners Eligibility for a more descriptive explanation.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- NRCS RCPP Homepage
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Angella Greaves
Grants & Agreements Specialist
Phone 202-720-2307
Administrative Contact
Natural Resources Conservation Service 202.720.2604