Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NHQ 13 01
Apply for USDA NRCS NHQ 13 01
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2013 Conservation Innovation Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912 Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 17, 2012 and posted on Aug 17, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $5,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 65 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments City or township governments Small businesses State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The 2013 Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) opportunity, offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is designed to speed up the real-world use of innovative conservation practices and technologies that support both environmental protection and agricultural production. The program focuses on taking conservation approaches that are already sufficiently developed and showing how they work at a practical, on-the-ground scale so they can be adopted more broadly. A central goal is to leverage federal investment by encouraging projects that can be scaled, replicated, and ultimately incorporated into NRCS policy and guidance materials (such as technical manuals, guides, and references) or transferred into wider private-sector use.
A key point in this announcement is what CIG will and will not fund. CIG is not a research grant program and it does not support projects built around testing hypotheses. In other words, proposals that look like traditional research studies, aimed at generating new basic knowledge or proving an uncertain concept, are not considered a fit. Instead, CIG is meant for application and demonstration of technology or approaches that have already been studied enough to suggest a strong likelihood of success. The program acts as a bridge between prior development and broad adoption, helping move proven innovations into everyday conservation practice, institutional use, or market-based implementation.
CIG supports projects that emphasize practical conservation delivery, including pilot projects and field demonstrations. The intent is to promote the sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, and facilities across communities, governments, and institutions so that conservation innovations become accessible to more users. For fiscal year 2013, NRCS also included a specific funding emphasis on drought adaptation. Under this category, NRCS sought projects that demonstrate and/or improve resilience to drought, reflecting a priority on strengthening agricultural and natural resource systems against water stress and climate variability.
The funding opportunity (USDA NRCS NHQ 13 01) was posted on August 17, 2012, with an application closing date of October 15, 2012, and it was later archived on December 7, 2012. NRCS expected to make about 65 awards, with an estimated total funding pool of $5,000,000. Individual awards could be as large as $1,000,000, and the award floor was listed as $0, meaning proposals were not required to meet a stated minimum award size. Projects could be single-year or multi-year, but they could not exceed three years. Cost sharing or matching was required, so applicants needed to plan for non-federal contributions as part of the project budget.
Eligibility was broad and included applicants from all 50 states as well as the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Eligible applicant types included federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state and local governments (including county, city/township, and special district governments), public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), individuals, small businesses, and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses. The program is tied to CFDA 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and sits within the Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources funding activity categories.
The review and selection process described is structured and competitive. Applications are first screened for completeness and compliance; incomplete submissions are removed from consideration and applicants are notified by mail. Complete applications received by the deadline are then evaluated by a technical peer review panel using the evaluation criteria described in the application instructions. After technical review, proposals and reviews move to the Grants Review Board, which makes recommendations to the NRCS Chief, who makes the final award selections. For applicants seeking clarification or help accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Gregorio Cruz, National CIG Program Manager at USDA NRCS (phone 703-235-8065; fax 703-235-8259).
2013 Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) - FAQs
What is the 2013 Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program?
The 2013 Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) opportunity is a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) grant program designed to speed up real-world use of innovative conservation practices and technologies that support environmental protection and agricultural production. Its focus is on showing how sufficiently developed conservation approaches work at a practical, on-the-ground scale so they can be adopted more broadly.
What is the main purpose of CIG funding?
CIG is intended to bridge the gap between prior development and broad adoption. It supports application and demonstration of approaches that are already developed enough to have a strong likelihood of success, with the goal of scaling and replicating them and encouraging integration into NRCS policy and guidance materials (such as technical manuals, guides, and references) or transfer into wider private-sector use.
Is CIG a research grant program?
No. The announcement states that CIG is not a research grant program and does not support projects built around testing hypotheses. Proposals that resemble traditional research studies aimed at generating new basic knowledge or proving an uncertain concept are not considered a fit for this opportunity.
What kinds of projects does CIG support?
CIG supports projects that emphasize practical conservation delivery, including pilot projects and field demonstrations. The program aims to demonstrate and apply technologies or approaches that have already been studied enough to suggest a strong likelihood of success.
What kinds of projects does CIG not fund?
Based on the announcement, CIG does not fund projects that are primarily research-oriented, such as those focused on testing hypotheses, proving uncertain concepts, or generating new basic knowledge in the manner of a traditional research study.
What was the fiscal year 2013 funding emphasis mentioned in the announcement?
For fiscal year 2013, NRCS included a specific funding emphasis on drought adaptation. Under this category, NRCS sought projects that demonstrate and/or improve resilience to drought, reflecting a priority on strengthening agricultural and natural resource systems against water stress and climate variability.
What is the funding opportunity number for this announcement?
The funding opportunity is identified as USDA NRCS NHQ 13 01.
When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on August 17, 2012. The application closing date was October 15, 2012.
Was this opportunity later archived?
Yes. The announcement notes that it was archived on December 7, 2012.
How many awards did NRCS expect to make?
NRCS expected to make about 65 awards under this opportunity.
What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total program funding pool was $5,000,000.
What was the maximum award size?
Individual awards could be as large as $1,000,000.
Was there a minimum award amount required?
The award floor was listed as $0, meaning proposals were not required to meet a stated minimum award size.
How long could a project last?
Projects could be single-year or multi-year, but they could not exceed three years.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching was required, so applicants needed to plan for non-federal contributions as part of the project budget.
Who was eligible to apply geographically?
Eligibility included applicants from all 50 states, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
What types of organizations or applicants were eligible?
Eligible applicant types included federally recognized Native American tribal governments; state and local governments (including county, city/township, and special district governments); public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); individuals; small businesses; and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses.
What CFDA program is this opportunity tied to?
The program is tied to CFDA 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
What general funding activity categories were associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity sits within the Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources funding activity categories.
How does the application review process work?
The process described is structured and competitive. Applications are first screened for completeness and compliance. Incomplete submissions are removed from consideration and applicants are notified by mail. Complete applications received by the deadline are evaluated by a technical peer review panel using evaluation criteria described in the application instructions. After technical review, proposals and reviews move to the Grants Review Board, which makes recommendations to the NRCS Chief, who makes the final award selections.
What happens if an application is incomplete?
Incomplete submissions are removed from consideration, and applicants are notified by mail.
Who makes the final award decisions?
After peer review and Grants Review Board recommendations, the NRCS Chief makes the final award selections.
Who was the contact person listed for questions or help accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact was Gregorio Cruz, National CIG Program Manager at USDA NRCS.
How could applicants contact the program manager?
Gregorio Cruz could be reached by phone at 703-235-8065 or by fax at 703-235-8259.
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