Natural Resources Conservation Service · Federal agency

Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 – Vermont

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Award $10k–$200k Deadline 687 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Jun 10, 2024

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✦ AI Summary

Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
Funding amount: $10,000 – $200,000, total pool ~$1,000,000.
Next deadline: September 30, 2024.
Issued by: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

How was this generated?

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Who can apply — at a glance

Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award: $10k–$200k. Total program pool: $1,000,000.
Matching funds: not required.
Deadline type: Fixed.

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About the funder

Natural Resources Conservation Service is a federal-level funder.

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Award amount

$10k–$200k

Deadline

687 days ago

Sep 30, 2024

Total pool

$1M

About this opportunity

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2025. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. NRCS is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) State Program funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Applications are accepted from eligible entities (Section C) for projects carried out in the state of Vermont. A total of up to $1,000,000 is available for the Vermont CIG competition in FY 2025. All non-Foreign, non-federal entities (NFE) and individuals are invited to apply, with the sole exception of federal agencies. Projects may be between one and five years in duration. The maximum award amount for a single award in FY 2025 is $200,000. For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for information about steps required before submitting an application via Completing all steps required to start an application can take a significant amount of time, plan accordingly. Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on September 30, 2024. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@ Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding agency contact (section G of this NFO). Please limit questions to those regarding specific information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies, etc.). Questions related to eligibility, or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed. The agency anticipates making selections by December 31, 2024, and expects to execute awards by April 30, 2025. These dates are estimates and are subject to change.

Funding agency

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Federal agency

Who can apply

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Geographic eligibility

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia

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Citation details

Source systemgrants.gov

Source ID354841

PostedJun 10, 2024

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Award size $10k–$200k

Deadline 687 days ago

Level Federal

Type grant

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