Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NHQ CIGOFT 22 NOFO0001212
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) FY 2022 On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials opportunity is a discretionary grant program under the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) umbrella (CFDA 10.912). Its purpose is to speed up the real-world adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation practices by funding projects that are carried out in partnership with agricultural producers. The emphasis is on testing and demonstrating approaches on working farms and ranches, generating practical results and lessons that can be replicated more broadly.
For FY 2022, NRCS is inviting proposals that address at least one of these priority areas: irrigation management technologies, climate-smart agricultural solutions, nutrient management, and the Soil Health Demonstration (SHD) trial component. Total funding available is up to $25 million. NRCS also signals a strong interest in soil health work by indicating it expects at least $10 million of the On-Farm Trials funding to go to applicants proposing projects under the SHD component. Project periods are expected to run between 3 and 5 years, reflecting the time needed to implement field trials, collect data across seasons, and evaluate outcomes.
The announcement lists an award ceiling of $5,000,000 per award and an anticipated total of about 100 awards, indicating NRCS is aiming to fund a relatively large portfolio of projects rather than only a small number of very large demonstrations. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is agriculture.
Eligibility is broad and includes various levels of government (state, county, city or township, and special district governments), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, other tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities in that category), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. In practice, this means applicants can range from universities and conservation districts to nonprofits, tribes, and private-sector entities, as long as the proposed work aligns with the program priorities and meets the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requirements.
Applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on September 22, 2022. The notice makes a clear distinction between administrative and program support: Grants.gov technical problems are handled only by Grants.gov Applicant Support (1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov), and NRCS staff are not able to assist with Grants.gov account or submission issues. For questions about the NOFO itself, applicants are directed to contact the federal awarding agency point of contact listed in Section G of the NOFO, but questions are limited to clarifying information already in the document (for example, dates, page references, or resolving discrepancies). The agency states it will not address questions about whether an applicant is eligible or provide feedback on the merits of a specific proposal.
NRCS also scheduled an informational webinar for applicants on August 10, 2022 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time, hosted via Microsoft Teams, with an option to join online or call in by phone. Finally, NRCS projected an internal timeline of selecting projects by December 2022 and executing awards by April 1, 2023, noting these dates were estimates and could change. The opportunity was created on July 25, 2022, and is identified by Funding Opportunity Number USDA NRCS NHQ CIGOFT 22 NOFO0001212.Apply for USDA NRCS NHQ CIGOFT 22 NOFO0001212
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USDA-NRCS On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022" 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 Jul 25, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2022. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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