# Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 - South Carolina

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nrcs-sc-cig-24-nofo0001375-conservation-innovation-grants-cig-for-federal-fiscal-year/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354605

> Natural Resources Conservation Service offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $50,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on July 9, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NRCS-SC-CIG-24-NOFO0001375 |
| Agency | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 9, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.912 |

## Who can apply

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

Applicants and applications must meet eligibility criteria by the application deadline to be considered for award. Eligible applicant type is determined by the implementing program statute. Applicant entities identified in the SAM.gov exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted, or excluded from receiving Federal contracts and certain Federal assistance and benefits will not be considered for Federal funding, as applicable to the funding being requested under this Federal program (2 CFR 200.206(d)). All U.S. non-Foreign, non-Federal entities and individuals are eligible to apply for projects carried out in South Carolina. US Federal agencies are not eligible to apply to this opportunity or impart their work to non-federal portion of the budget. Individuals that are business owner/operators cannot apply as individuals.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production in the United States and its territories. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into government technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a specific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design while employing farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches or private forest lands. The CIG program is not a NRCS producer financial assistance program. Project outcomes should benefit a region of a state or the entire state and not just benefit one farm. NRCS will prioritize projects that will implement climate-smart agriculture conservation activities which are targeted to assist agricultural producers and nonindustrial private forestland owners in directly improving soil carbon, reducing nitrogen losses, or reducing, capturing, avoiding, or sequestering carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions, associated with agricultural production. All CIG projects must involve EQIP-eligible producers that meet EQIP’s eligibility requirements listed in 7 CFR § 1466.6(b)(1) through (3).

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NRCS-SC-CIG-24-NOFO0001375 still open?

No. It closed on July 9, 2024.

### Who can apply for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 - South Carolina?

Natural Resources Conservation Service accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 - South Carolina?

Closed July 9, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $150,000 each. About $500,000 in total across about 6 awards.

### Who has won Environmental Quality Incentives Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc, The American Farmland Trust. The program made 859 awards worth $496 million in that time.