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USDA-NRCS-NY-MULTI-22-NOFO0001123: New York State Annual FY22 NFO for Contribution Agreements

Closed Closed April 22, 2022 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-NY-MULTI-22-NOFO0001123 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$100,000
• Total funding$1.8 million
• Expected awards8
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeOther

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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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

The NRCS, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support and opportunities with likeminded natural resource conservation partners in New York. Eligible applicants are invited to apply for NRCS assistance with the following key conservation objectives. Proposals are requested that will provide direct technical services (boots on the ground) to assist producers to plan and/or implement conservation practices throughout New York. Emphasis will be placed on proposals that provide direct technical assistance on critical conservation needs and that address the following New York State priority Resource Concerns: Water Quality, Soil Health, Wildlife, and Plant Health. 1) Development of conservation plans, conservation implementation and/or assistance with farm bill applications/contract management. Examples: • Development of irrigation water management plans/contracts design/ implementation of irrigation water management techniques. • Provide technical and administrative service in support of conservation easements programs. • Develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to support declining wildlife species in NY. • Develop forest management plans and design/implement forest conservation practices. • Develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to support Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers (Limited Resource, Beginning, Socially Disadvantaged, Veterans, and Tribal Nations and Members) 2) Research available vendor supplied designs (for example manufactured waste storage tanks and manufactured precast concrete wall systems), provide peer review evaluation and recommendations to NRCS for approval use Statewide for conservation practice implementation. See National Engineering Model (NEM) 505.15 Standard Designs and Drawings. 3) Provide field technical support to NRCS engineering personnel to expedite and improve technical work of the agency by sharing expertise and exchanging on-the-job training. Federal and Non-Federal work force will work together to plan, design, implement and evaluate conservation practices for shared program participants NEM 505.14. With NRCS direct oversight, work expected would be assisting with implementation inventory/evaluation, prepare design report, preparing construction drawings, contract specifications, operation and maintenance plans, engineer’s estimate, prepare quality assurance plan, construction inspection, etc.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

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