FUNDING-USDA/NRCS - Program Funding for NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for FY18 (USDA-NRCS-OK-CIG-001); May 21, 2018

 

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. 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 NRCS 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.  CIG recipients must provide a non-Federal funding match or cost-share at least equal to the amount of Federal funding requested.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NRCS-OK-CIG-001

 

Closing Date:

 

May 21, 2018

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=302136

 

Contact Information

Danielle Balduff

okcig@nrcs.usda.gov