FOA-Conservation
Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Trials (USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CIG-21-NOFO0001094);; June
21, 2021
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
Description
The
purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative
conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural
production. On-Farm
Trials funding is designed to provide technical assistance and incentive
payments to producers to help compensate for risks associated with
implementation of new conservation practices, systems and approaches. Evaluation
is a key component of On-Farm Trials to ensure that environmental, financial and
social (to the extent possible) impacts of implementing innovative approaches
are understood and can be used to inform future NRCS program, policy and science
activities.
For
2021, applications are accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing
at least one of the following priorities:
·
Irrigation
Management Technologies;
·
Climate
Smart Agricultural Solutions;
·
Management
Technologies and Strategies; and
·
Soil
Health Demonstration (SHD) Trial.
On-Farm
Trials projects under all four priorities consist of two major
components—on-farm implementation of innovative conservation approaches and
evaluation of the impacts. The evaluation component includes assessment of the
environmental, financial and to the extent possible, social impacts of
implementing the innovations. Awardees must work closely with participating
producers to ensure that sufficient data are collected to analyze these impacts,
and also must ensure that producer privacy is maintained throughout the project
and dissemination of project results.
Applicants
are strongly encouraged to communicate proposal ideas with NRCS State
Conservationists in the States where work would be carried out. A 25% cost match
is required.
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CIG-21-NOFO0001094
Closing
Date:
June
21, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332993
Contact
Information
Melanie
Krizmanich
202-572-5805