Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NM CIG 18 001
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) opened a Fiscal Year 2018 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) funding opportunity for projects to be carried out in New Mexico. This opportunity is intended to stimulate the development, testing, demonstration, and ultimately the adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. In practical terms, the program is looking for new or improved methods that advance natural resource conservation in agricultural settings, with an emphasis on ideas that can be replicated or scaled beyond a single site once proven effective.
Funding for this New Mexico-focused competition totals up to $49,000 for FY 2018, and NRCS anticipates making a single award. The maximum (and therefore effectively the ceiling) for any one award under this announcement is $49,000. Proposed projects can run from one to three years, giving applicants flexibility to design either shorter pilot demonstrations or multi-year efforts that allow time for implementation, measurement, and outreach.
The grant is offered as a discretionary award using a grant funding instrument, and it falls under the agriculture funding activity category (CFDA 10.912). Applications are open broadly to non-federal entities and individuals, with the key restriction that federal agencies are not eligible to apply. Eligible applicant types include state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), small businesses, and individuals. This wide eligibility means proposals can come from public agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit conservation groups, private-sector innovators, and independent practitioners, as long as the work is conducted in New Mexico.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity title "Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS's Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 - New Mexico" and the opportunity number "USDA NRCS NM CIG 18 001." The announcement was created on March 12, 2018, and the original application closing date was May 11, 2018. The issuing agency is listed as the Department of Agriculture, Washington State Office, while the scope of eligible projects is explicitly tied to implementation within New Mexico.
Overall, this opportunity represents a small, single-award CIG competition aimed at sparking practical conservation innovation in New Mexico through a project of up to three years, open to a wide range of non-federal applicants and capped at $49,000 in total award funding for FY 2018.Apply for USDA NRCS NM CIG 18 001
- The Department of Agriculture, Washington State Office in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 – New Mexico" 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 12, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2018. (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 $49,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the 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, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, Small businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) funding opportunity for projects to be carried out in New Mexico.
What is the purpose of the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program in this announcement?
The purpose is to stimulate the development, testing, demonstration, and ultimately the adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in agricultural settings. The focus is on new or improved methods that advance natural resource conservation and that can be replicated or scaled beyond a single site once proven effective.
Where must the project be implemented?
Projects funded under this competition must be carried out in New Mexico.
How much total funding is available under this New Mexico competition?
Up to $49,000 is available in total for FY 2018 under this New Mexico-focused competition.
How many awards does NRCS expect to make?
NRCS anticipates making a single award under this announcement.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount is $49,000. Since only one award is anticipated, $49,000 is effectively the funding ceiling for the selected project.
How long can a proposed project last?
Proposed projects can run from one to three years.
What types of activities or project designs does the 1 to 3 year period support?
The timeline allows applicants to propose either shorter pilot demonstrations or multi-year efforts that include implementation, measurement, and outreach over time.
What kind of award instrument will be used?
This is a discretionary award using a grant funding instrument.
What is the CFDA number and funding activity category for this program?
The funding activity category is agriculture, and the CFDA number listed for this program is 10.912.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applications are open broadly to non-federal entities and individuals. Eligible applicant types listed include state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), small businesses, and individuals.
Are federal agencies eligible to apply?
No. Federal agencies are explicitly not eligible to apply.
Can individuals apply directly?
Yes. Individuals are included among the eligible applicants, as long as the applicant is not a federal agency and the project is carried out in New Mexico.
Can small businesses apply?
Yes. Small businesses are listed as eligible applicants.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible, including those without 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. Both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are listed as eligible.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations are listed as eligible applicants.
Are colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible.
Do projects need to focus on agriculture?
The opportunity is categorized under agriculture and emphasizes innovative conservation approaches and technologies in agricultural settings.
What is the official funding opportunity title?
The title is "Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS's Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 - New Mexico."
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is USDA NRCS NM CIG 18 001.
When was the announcement created?
The announcement was created on March 12, 2018.
What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date was May 11, 2018.
Which agency is listed as issuing this opportunity?
The issuing agency is listed as the Department of Agriculture, Washington State Office.
Is this opportunity intended for scalable or replicable solutions?
Yes. A key emphasis is on approaches and technologies that can be replicated or scaled beyond a single site once proven effective.
Does this competition fund more than one project?
NRCS anticipates making only one award for this New Mexico competition, so it is structured to fund a single project under the available FY 2018 amount.
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