Opportunity Information: Apply for NRCS PA 09 0001
Apply for NRCS PA 09 0001
- The Pennsylvania State Office in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Innovation Grant opportunity" 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 Mar 27, 2009 and posted on Mar 27, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 4, 2009. (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 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Conservation Innovation Grant opportunity (FY 2009) was a discretionary grant program offered through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Pennsylvania State Office, under Funding Opportunity Number NRCS PA 09 0001. It was designed to support innovative conservation approaches tied to agriculture and natural resource stewardship, with projects expected to address at least one of several specified environmental concern areas. The program is associated with CFDA number 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which generally focuses on helping agricultural producers and partners implement conservation practices that improve environmental outcomes.
For this particular funding cycle, applicants were required to target one or more of the following conservation priorities: water resources, soil resources, atmosphere resources, grazing lands, energy, or wildlife habitat. In practical terms, that meant proposals needed to clearly connect their activities and outcomes to improvements such as better water quality or water-use efficiency, reduced erosion and enhanced soil health, reduced air emissions or improved air quality outcomes, stronger management and ecological condition of grazing systems, energy efficiency or renewable energy concepts tied to conservation, and/or measurable benefits to habitat quality and biodiversity. The announcement emphasized that additional details and any specific state priorities, evaluation criteria, and required elements would be contained in the full program announcement.
The opportunity anticipated making about five awards. Individual awards could be as high as $75,000 (the stated award ceiling), and the award floor was listed as $0, which typically indicates there was no minimum set award amount and that budgets could vary depending on project scope and merit. The funding instrument type was a grant, and because it was categorized as discretionary, applications would be competitively reviewed and selected rather than funded by formula or entitlement.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity was open to a wide range of applicant types, provided they met any conditions described in the full announcement under the eligibility section. In many NRCS competitive grant contexts, that can include entities such as nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities, state or local governments, tribes, universities, and other organizations, but the controlling details would be whatever limitations or clarifications were included in the official PDF.
A cost-sharing or matching requirement applied to this grant, so applicants needed to plan for contributing non-federal resources to the project in addition to the federal funds requested. The exact match ratio, what kinds of contributions would count (cash vs. in-kind), and documentation expectations would have been spelled out in the full announcement, but the key point is that proposals had to demonstrate partner or applicant investment and the ability to meet the match requirement.
The opportunity was posted on March 27, 2009, and applications were due by May 4, 2009 (original and current closing date were the same). The opportunity was archived on June 3, 2009, indicating it was no longer open after that point. Applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically were directed to contact Frankie Comfort at (202) 690-0164 or via email at frankie.comfort@wdc.usda.gov. The announcement also provided an additional information link to the Pennsylvania NRCS webpage hosting the 2009 Pennsylvania CIG announcement PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) opportunity for FY 2009, offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Pennsylvania State Office, under Funding Opportunity Number NRCS PA 09 0001. It is a discretionary, competitive grant program intended to support innovative conservation approaches tied to agriculture and natural resource stewardship.
Which federal program is this opportunity associated with?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP generally focuses on helping agricultural producers and partners implement conservation practices that improve environmental outcomes.
Who was the funding agency for this opportunity?
The funding agency was the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Pennsylvania State Office.
Is this a competitive grant or an entitlement/formula program?
This was categorized as a discretionary grant, which means applications were competitively reviewed and selected rather than funded by formula or entitlement.
What types of projects were expected to be supported?
Projects were expected to support innovative conservation approaches connected to agriculture and stewardship of natural resources, and to address at least one of the specified environmental concern areas identified as priorities for this funding cycle.
What conservation priorities could proposals target?
Applicants were required to target one or more of the following conservation priorities: water resources, soil resources, atmosphere resources, grazing lands, energy, or wildlife habitat.
What kinds of outcomes would align with the listed priorities?
The announcement indicated that proposals should clearly connect activities and outcomes to improvements such as better water quality or water-use efficiency; reduced erosion and enhanced soil health; reduced air emissions or improved air quality outcomes; stronger management and ecological condition of grazing systems; energy efficiency or renewable energy concepts tied to conservation; and/or measurable benefits to habitat quality and biodiversity.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making about five awards.
What was the maximum award amount?
The stated award ceiling was up to $75,000 per award.
Was there a minimum award amount?
The award floor was listed as $0, which typically indicates there was no minimum set award amount and that budgets could vary depending on project scope and merit.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a grant.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity was open to a wide range of applicant types, provided they met any conditions described in the full announcement under the eligibility section.
Does "unrestricted eligibility" mean anyone can apply without conditions?
No. "Unrestricted" indicates the opportunity was broadly open, but the controlling details would be the eligibility section in the official full announcement, which could include conditions or clarifications.
Was cost share or matching required?
Yes. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applied, so applicants needed to contribute non-federal resources to the project in addition to the federal funds requested.
Did the announcement specify the match ratio and what counts toward match?
The summary information notes that a match requirement applied, but the exact match ratio, what kinds of contributions would count (cash vs. in-kind), and documentation expectations were to be spelled out in the full announcement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on March 27, 2009.
What was the application deadline?
Applications were due by May 4, 2009. The original and current closing date were the same.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on June 3, 2009, indicating it was no longer open after that point.
Where would applicants find the full program announcement details?
The announcement indicated that additional details, including any specific state priorities, evaluation criteria, and required elements, would be contained in the full program announcement. It also referenced an additional information link to the Pennsylvania NRCS webpage hosting the 2009 Pennsylvania CIG announcement PDF.
Who should be contacted if the full announcement could not be accessed electronically?
Applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically were directed to contact Frankie Comfort at (202) 690-0164 or via email at frankie.comfort@wdc.usda.gov.
What should a strong proposal include, based on the summary provided?
Based on the summary, a proposal needed to (1) target one or more of the listed conservation priorities (water, soil, atmosphere, grazing lands, energy, or wildlife habitat), (2) clearly connect proposed activities to outcomes aligned with those priorities, and (3) demonstrate the ability to meet the cost-share/matching requirement, with the detailed required elements and evaluation criteria provided in the full announcement.
Were evaluation criteria included in the summary?
No. The summary states that evaluation criteria and required elements would be contained in the full program announcement.
What is the funding opportunity number for reference?
The Funding Opportunity Number was NRCS PA 09 0001.
What is the CFDA number for reference?
The CFDA number listed was 10.912.
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