Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS MT CIG 21 NOFO0001074
The Montana State Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity is a competitive grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with funding provided through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). Listed under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 10.912, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, this notice invites proposals that help develop, test, demonstrate, and encourage the adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. The focus is on projects that will be carried out in Montana and that advance practical, on-the-ground conservation outcomes.
For federal fiscal year 2021, NRCS is making up to $225,000 total available through the Montana CIG competition, with an expectation of about three awards. Individual awards are expected to range from a federal share minimum ("floor") of $25,000 to a maximum ("ceiling") of $75,000 per project, and the $75,000 cap is the largest federal amount available for any single award under this announcement. Projects can be designed to run for one to three years, allowing applicants to propose either shorter pilot efforts or multi-year demonstrations that support broader adoption.
Eligibility is broad, and essentially open to all non-federal entities and individuals, with federal agencies being the only group explicitly excluded. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Tribal governments and other Tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and individuals. The grant is categorized as a discretionary award and will be issued as a grant instrument, with the overall activity area spanning agriculture, environment, and natural resources.
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, and the deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Time on April 23, 2021. Because Grants.gov account setup can take time, new users are directed to review the notice's submission guidance (referenced as Section D.1.) well ahead of the due date. Any technical problems with the Grants.gov system itself are handled by Grants.gov Applicant Support (1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov), and NRCS staff are not able to troubleshoot applicant account or platform issues. Programmatic questions about the notice were accepted until March 26, 2021, with NRCS planning to post consolidated responses on Grants.gov roughly two weeks before the application deadline.
NRCS indicated it anticipated selecting projects by June 11, 2021, and executing awards by August 31, 2021. Applicants are encouraged to consult the Montana NRCS CIG webpage for additional program context and state-specific details. For direct questions about the Montana announcement, the contact listed is Jerry Shows (jerry.shows@usda.gov, (406) 587-6967). The official notice of funding opportunity number tied to this competition is USDA-NRCS-MT-CIG-21-NOFO0001074, and the posting was created on February 22, 2021 with an original closing date of April 23, 2021.Apply for USDA NRCS MT CIG 21 NOFO0001074
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Montana State Conservation Innovation Grants" 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 Feb 22, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 23, 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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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