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USDA-NRCS-NHQ-SOILS-23-NOFO00001285: 2023 SPSD Collaborative Soil Science Research

Closed Closed July 22, 2023 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-NHQ-SOILS-23-NOFO00001285 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$3.0 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education in the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit(CESU) network (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/)

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Soil Survey awards averaged $286,774; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (93% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• 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 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purposes of supporting cooperative research in soil science and soil survey. The purpose of the 2023 Soil Survey Cooperative Research Proposals is to promote research that informs and improves soil survey. As such, each proposal must include significant collaboration with soil survey personnel (such as National Soil Survey Center Research staff, Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) Soil Survey or Regional offices). The proposal’s deliverables and their connection to soil survey must be clearly explained. The FY23 cooperative soil science research priorities were developed through iterative meetings and feedback gathered in conjunction with the 2022 Regional Conferences of the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS). We expect that this funding opportunity will select at least one proposal for funding from each region. The work should have regional application and fill gaps in soil survey knowledge and databases. We expect to fund approximately up to $3,000,000 of cooperative research depending on funding availability. Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education in the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/). Proposals are requested for competitive consideration of awards for projects 2-3 years in duration. Individual proposals must have a total cost between $50,000 and $500,000. Within the NCSS region where the work occurs, proposals topics should: · Address emerging issues such as urban soil survey, ecosystem services, wetlands/hydric soils, climate, wildfire and/or soil biodiversity and how those topics intersect with ecological sites and soil survey. · Enhance collaborative efforts between soil survey staff and cooperative research projects with emphasis on practical tools for MLRA staff and use of long-term monitoring and experiment locations.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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