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USDA-NRCS-TX-21-NOFO0001103: Texas Partners for Conservation (TPC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Announcement for Program Funding – TEXAS

Closed Closed June 1, 2021 Opportunity USDA-NRCS-TX-21-NOFO0001103 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$75,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Expected awards12
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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 $75,000 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

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary 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 purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state-and-community-level conservation leadership. Proposals must be for projects based in Texas and focus on conservation issues as noted in Section A (2) of this notice. Collaborative projects that provide on-the-ground support for Texas NRCS Field Offices are highly encouraged. Research proposals will not be accepted, nor considered. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY2021 will be up to $300,000.00, however budget constraints may prevent NRCS from funding 2021 proposals. See Section C (1) for applicant eligibility. Competitive consideration of awards for projects are between 3 and 5 years in duration. Awarded organizations will be required to attend administrative training and may be required to present project updates in the form of a formal presentation to the Texas NRCS Leadership. Organizations may use this opportunity to request additional funding for existing Texas Partners for Conservation agreements. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. In addition to the information in this opportunity, more information can be found at the following website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/tx/people/partners/?cid=nrcseprd1750632. For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D.1. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov. Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 1, 2021. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant 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 1, 2021.

Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources.

Applying now

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