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USDA-NRCS-MO-MULTI-23-NOFO0001251: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Missouri NRCS Partnership Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO)

Closed Closed May 22, 2023 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-MO-MULTI-23-NOFO0001251 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$300,000
• Expected awards8
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

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

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Program (UAIP) awards averaged $231,023; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (54% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

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: Implement, coordinate, and/or support the development of Urban Gardens and/or People’s Garden’s Initiative: Proposals should seek to increase awareness, utilization, and installation of vegetable, specialty crop, native plant, and or related vegetative gardens in urban areas in Missouri. Proposals shall provide learning opportunities to educate the general public and urban residents on the benefits of urban gardens, and locally produced food and/or garden sites. Proposals shall utilize innovative urban or established urban conservation practices or seek to demonstrate overall benefits of urban gardens. Applicant must demonstrate the capability to unite members of the urban community to share their knowledge with producers, consumers, and other interested parties. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. The Missouri State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all applications. NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multiyear applications submitted by eligible entities. For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov. Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 22, 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).

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

Applying now

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