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USDA-NRCS-NHQ-OAN-23-NOFO0001227: Organic Assistance Specialists

Closed Closed June 11, 2023 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-NHQ-OAN-23-NOFO0001227 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$5.0 million
• Award floor$750,000
• Total funding$5.0 million
• Expected awards7
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This opportunity is open to all domestic applicants.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Soil and Water Conservation awards averaged $601,371; this notice allows up to $5.0 million 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 NRCS is soliciting applications for six regional organic specialists and one organic research specialist. NRCS is looking to expand their existing organic expertise thru relationships within the organic community. Through this collaboration the agency wants to increase conservation assistance to organic producers and those transitioning to organic production in the United States and the Pacific Islands and Caribbean areas through improved partnerships with organizations. The regional organic specialist position locations will be negotiable, but specialists will work in designated regions through NRCS’s Regional Technical Support Centers in Greensboro, North Carolina, Fort Worth, Texas, and Portland, Oregon. The regions can be viewed at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/leadership. The East National Technology Support Center in Greensboro, NC services NRCS’s Northeast and Southeast Regions. The Central National Technology Support Center in Fort Worth, TX services NRCS’s Central Region. The West National Technology Support Center in Portland, OR services NRCS’s West Region. The organic research specialist will be a remote position. The organic coordinators will be collaborating with the NRCS designated National organic specialist in Washington, DC. All positions will collaborate with partners to: · Increase knowledge of USDA conservation initiatives on developing organic agriculture production systems. · Develop technical information for agency staff. · Increase knowledge of the NRCS conservation planning process and how it correlates to the organic system plan. · Enable more strategically focused and effective outreach efforts to increase conservation assistance to organic producers. The organic research specialist will review, develop, and disseminate research and technical guidance for organic agriculture. Partner organizations and individuals must have expertise, knowledge, and experience related to educating farmers and the public about sustainable growing practices that promote soil health, conserve natural resources, and prevent environmental degradation while producing a clean, healthful, and secure food supply. Through this agreement, NRCS and partner organizations will develop new technical information and transfer that information to conservationists, organic certifiers, and producers.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Other.

Applying now

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