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USDA-NRCS-MO-MULTI-24-NOFO0001346: Missouri Conservation Partnership and Technical Assistance

Closed Closed April 8, 2024 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-MO-MULTI-24-NOFO0001346 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$2.5 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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Who can apply

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

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Soil and Water Conservation awards averaged $601,371; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (52% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

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 2024. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. 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. The overall intent of this solicitation is to enter into partnerships to provide technical assistance in the delivery, development, promotion, and support of soil, water and wildlife conservation programs to Missouri’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners. Key technical assistance emphasis areas for FY 2024 proposals include: Forest management planning and practice implementation - Funding is intended to provide technical assistance for forest management planning and practice implementation, including but not limited to writing forest management plans that meet NRCS Conservation Activity Plan Code 106 Forest Management Plan, resulting in an increased number of Farm Bill program contracts addressing forestland resource concerns. Nutrient management plan development. Expanding the adoption of advanced technologies and precision conservation. NRCS recognizes that advanced technologies for the application and management of nutrients, including nitrogen, is a rapidly changing field and benefits Climate Smart Nutrient Management. Applicant must demonstrate the capability to develop nutrient management plans that include advanced technologies and meet NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Nutrient Management (Code 590) Technical assistance and practice implementation to increase wildlife habit practices. Specific assistance is needed for helping participants establish and manage native grasses. Engineering technical assistance for design, layout and check out of conservation practices. Funding is intended to provide training opportunities to technical service providers, qualified individuals or others who will in turn be capable of providing engineering technical assistance for the design, layout, and/or checkout of conservation practices. Additionally, funding is intended to provide direct technical assistance to producers who participate in USDA-NRCS conservation programs in accordance with NRCS conservation standards and specifications during periods of heavy workload.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

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