Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS IA CIG 21 NOFO0001071
This funding opportunity is a Fiscal Year 2021 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) competition for projects carried out in Iowa, offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with funding administered through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The program is listed under Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA) number 10.912, tied to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The overall purpose is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, meaning applicants are expected to propose practical, forward-looking ideas that can improve conservation outcomes and be replicated or scaled beyond the project itself.
NRCS set aside up to $350,000 total for the Iowa competition in FY 2021. Individual awards are expected to range from a federal share of $25,000 (the funding floor) up to $100,000 (the funding ceiling and maximum award amount for a single award). The notice indicates an expectation of about 10 awards, which suggests a competitive process where proposals will be selected based on merit and fit with program goals until available funds are committed. Projects can run for two to five years, allowing time not just to test an idea but to demonstrate results, refine the approach, and support adoption by producers or other end users.
Eligibility is broad: all non-federal entities and individuals may apply, with the key exclusion being federal agencies. In practice, that means organizations such as state and local governments, tribes, universities, nonprofit organizations, and private entities can apply, along with individual applicants, as long as the work is conducted in Iowa and aligns with the CIG emphasis on innovation in conservation. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, and the agency emphasizes that applicants are responsible for their own Grants.gov registration and submission process; NRCS staff will not troubleshoot Grants.gov account issues.
The deadline to submit applications was set for 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 7, 2021. Applicants could submit questions about the notice of funding opportunity up to March 17, 2021, with NRCS planning to post responses on Grants.gov roughly two weeks before the application deadline. The anticipated timeline after submission was relatively quick: NRCS expected to make selections by June 1, 2021, and to execute awards by September 15, 2021, which is helpful for planning hiring, contracting, field work, and other start-up activities that depend on an executed agreement.
NRCS also flags that this opportunity is federal financial assistance (a grant), so recipients should be prepared to follow standard federal grant rules and administrative requirements. They recommend a free “Grants 101” training hosted at cfo.gov that covers core topics like the laws and regulations behind federal assistance, types of assistance mechanisms, Uniform Guidance administrative requirements, cost principles, and risk management and single audit concepts. The notice also mentions that FPAC agencies apply federal financial assistance regulations to certain non-assistance cooperative agreements as well, reinforcing that applicants should take compliance and grants management expectations seriously. For additional program details and Iowa-specific context, NRCS encourages applicants to review information available on the Iowa NRCS website.Apply for USDA NRCS IA CIG 21 NOFO0001071
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Iowa" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 08, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 07, 2021 Applications must be received by by 1159 pm Eastern Time on May 07 2021.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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