# Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities – Building Markets and Investing in America’s Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers & Forest Owners to Strengthen U.S. Rural and Agricultural Communities

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nrcs-comm-22-nofo0001139-partnerships-for-climate-smart-commodities-building-markets/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337878

> Natural Resources Conservation Service offered grants of up to $100 million (at least $250,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $1.0 billion in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NRCS-COMM-22-NOFO0001139 |
| Agency | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $100 million |
| Award floor | $250,000 |
| Expected awards | 50 |
| Total funding | $1.0 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.937 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

## What the grant funds

May 12, 2022, UPDATE: This funding opportunity is open for second funding pool applications (from $250,000 to $4,999,999), which are due by June 10, 2022, by 11:59pm. Applications for the first funding pool (from $5 million to $100 million) were due May 06, 2022, by 11:59pm Eastern Time and are no longer being accepted. May 06, 2022 UPDATE: Applications for the first funding pool are due May 06, 2022 by 11:59pm Eastern Time, and the opportunity will be temporarily closed from May 07, 2022 through May 11, 2022. The opportunity will open again on May 12, 2022 for the second funding pool applications, which are due by June 10, 2022 by 11:59pm. Modifications on 03/11/2022 extended application due dates and added clarifying edits, including those related to eligibility and quantification. Modifications appear in red text in the Full Announcement document located in the Related Documents tab of this opportunity. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) Summary Up to approximately $1 billion will be made available for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects through this funding opportunity, which will build markets and invest in America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers, and forest owners to strengthen U.S. rural and agricultural communities. Through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, USDA will support the production and marketing of climate-smart commodities through a set of pilot projects that provide voluntary incentives through partners to producers and land owners, including early adopters, to: a. implement climate-smart production practices, activities, and systems on working lands, b. measure/quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices, and c. develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities. Grant agreements under this funding opportunity will be with a single entity, i.e., “partner”; however, USDA encourages multiple partners to coordinate on projects. A range of public and private entities are eligible to apply, as described in Section C of the Full Announcement which can be found in the Related Documents tab of this opportunity.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NRCS-COMM-22-NOFO0001139 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

### Who can apply for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities – Building Markets and Investing in America’s Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers & Forest Owners to Strengthen U.S. Rural and Agricultural Communities?

Natural Resources Conservation Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

### What is the deadline for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities – Building Markets and Investing in America’s Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers & Forest Owners to Strengthen U.S. Rural and Agricultural Communities?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $100 million each. About $1.0 billion in total across about 50 awards.

### Who has won Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Iowa Soybean Association, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, LLC, National Association of Conservation Districts. The program made 127 awards worth $2.5 billion in that time.