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USDA-NRCS-HI-CIG-23-NOFO0001293: Pacific Islands Area Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) FY2023 Announcement

Closed Closed June 5, 2023 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-HI-CIG-23-NOFO0001293 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$150,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards4
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses and individuals.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Environmental Quality Incentives Program awards averaged $577,615; this notice allows up to $150,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (53% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 – Pacific Islands Area Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-HI-CIG-23-NOFO0001293 Assistance Listing: This program is listed in the Assistance Listing numbers (previously referred to as the Catalog of Federal Financial Assistance (CFDA)) on Sam.gov under 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq. SAM is a web-based, government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the federal government's trading partners in support of the contract awards, grants, and electronic payment processes. Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary NRCS is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) State Program funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Applications are accepted from eligible entities (Section C) for projects carried out in the Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). A total of up to $500,000.00 is available for the Pacific Islands Area (PIA) CIG competition in FY 2023. All non-federal entities (NFE) and individuals are invited to apply, with the sole exception of federal agencies. Projects may be between one and three years in duration. The maximum award amount for a single award in FY 2023 is $150,000.00. For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov. Completing all steps required to start an application can take a significant amount of time, plan accordingly. Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 5, 2023. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding agency contact (section G of this NFO). Please limit questions to those regarding specific information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies, etc.).

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

Applying now

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