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USDA-NRCS-MO-MULTI-23-NOFO0001249: Missouri Conservation Partnership, Outreach, and Education

Closed Closed May 1, 2023 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-MO-MULTI-23-NOFO0001249 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$250,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

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

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Soil and Water Conservation awards averaged $601,371; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (52% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2023. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. The NRCS, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking opportunities to partner with and support the efforts of natural resource conservation partners in Missouri to achieve any one of the following objectives: a. Farm Bill Outreach Workshops and/or Conferences and/or Virtual Learning - Funding is intended to promote awareness of NRCS programs to Historically Underserved (HU) agricultural producers, further the development of NRCS relationships with conservation partners and Historically Underserved (HU) agricultural producers. HU participants include veterans, minority and limited resource landowners and agricultural producers. NRCS’s objective is to increase HU landowner participation in USDA-NRCS conservation programs. Proposals shall be specifically targeted to provide information on current agricultural topics of interest to underserved segments of the agricultural community. b. Technical Workshops and/or Field Days with focus on 1) Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) Mitigation Activities, 2) Native Plants and Native Plant Communities, 3) Urban Agriculture Initiatives and Awareness: Provide learning opportunities to educate NRCS and partner conservation planners AND/OR Missouri agricultural producers who have installed, or considered installing conservation practices, or seek additional learning on the above listed emphasis areas. Opportunities will provide education, demonstration, and/or training on topics including, but not limited to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, soil health improvement strategies in cropping and/or pasture/grazing systems, native plant establishment and/or management techniques, rotational grazing and stockpiling, proper nutrient management on cropland and pastures, wildlife habitat benefits from improved soil health and native plant community adoption, urban agriculture production, awareness, and education. Applicant must demonstrate the capability to unite members of the agriculture science and technology communities to share their knowledge with producers and other interested parties. c.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

Applying now

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