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USDA-NRCS-TN-CTA-21-NOFO0001086: Tennessee NRCS Urban Conservation Project

Closed Closed June 7, 2021 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-TN-CTA-21-NOFO0001086 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Natural Resources Conservation Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$10,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$150,000
• Expected awards20
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

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

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Soil and Water Conservation awards averaged $601,371; this notice allows up to $10,000 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

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources to encourage collaboration with partners in providing strategic conservation delivery assistance and/or provide tools or data that enhance the ability of the agency to support conservation activities. The overall intent of this solicitation is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined in this announcement. Proposals will be accepted from eligible entities for projects located in Tennessee, NRCS anticipates the total amount awarded under this announcement in Federal fiscal year 2021 will be approximately $150,000.00. Proposals are requested from eligible local Conservation Districts, non-profit organization, non-government organizations and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of grant awards for projects with a one to three-year duration. Entity types that may be eligible under these criteria include the following: City or township governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS (other than institutions of higher education) Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) Native American trial governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized trial governments) Private institutions of higher education For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D.1. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov. Applications must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 7, 2021. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Application Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. Questions regarding this notice of funding opportunity (NFO) may be submitted until May 5, 2021. Responses to questions posed will be posted on Grants.gov approximately two weeks before the application due date. The agency anticipates making selections by June 30, 2021 and expects to execute awards by September 15, 2021.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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