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Opportunity Summary:

The 2011 Michigan Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) opportunity was a competitive grant program run by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Michigan State Office under CFDA 10.912 (Environmental Quality Incentives Program). Its purpose was to encourage the development, testing, and adoption of new and innovative conservation approaches and technologies that could improve natural resource outcomes tied to agriculture and working lands. The announcement made clear that this was a Michigan-only competition, meaning proposals had to be submitted for work in Michigan and were competed at the state level rather than nationally.

For FY 2011, NRCS Michigan expected to have about $225,000 total available, with an anticipated three awards. Individual awards could be as high as $75,000 (award ceiling), with no stated minimum award amount (award floor listed as $0). Projects were expected to run between one and three years, giving applicants flexibility to propose either short demonstrations/pilots or multi-year efforts that could validate and prepare an innovation for broader adoption. The notice emphasized that awards would be made through a statewide competitive process and that applicants needed to follow the instructions in the notice closely, submitting a complete and fully documented package.

Eligibility was broad and included both governmental and non-governmental applicants, as well as individuals. Specifically, eligible applicant types listed were individuals, small businesses, city or township governments, other for-profit organizations (not small businesses), state governments, county governments, special district governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized). This wide eligibility range signaled that NRCS was open to proposals from producers, local units of government, nonprofits, tribes, and private-sector entities, as long as the project aligned with CIG objectives and complied with the application requirements.

A notable feature of this particular posting is that it stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. While CIG programs can sometimes involve partner contributions or leveraging, this Michigan FY 2011 announcement indicated applicants were not required to provide match as a condition of eligibility, which could lower the barrier for smaller organizations or individuals to compete.

The application deadline was firm: proposals had to be received at the NRCS Michigan State Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 4, 2011. The submission location for hand delivery, U.S. Postal Service delivery, express mail, or overnight courier was the NRCS office at 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, East Lansing, MI 48823. The announcement also highlighted an administrative screening step: NRCS would review submissions for completeness and compliance with the notice requirements, and incomplete applications would be removed from consideration, with the applicant notified by mail. In other words, meeting the technical and formatting requirements was treated as a gate before any competitive scoring.

For questions about the program, the listed point of contact was Steven V. Law, CIG Program Manager at the NRCS Michigan State Office (phone 517-324-5282; fax 517-324-5180; email Steven.Law@mi.usda.gov). The notice also provided a contact for applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically: Gay Mullen, Contracting Officer (phone 517-324-5236). The funding opportunity number associated with this announcement was USDA NRCS MI 11 01, and the opportunity was posted on February 4, 2011, with the competition closing on March 4, 2011 and later archived on April 3, 2011.

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