Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS KS 11 01
Apply for USDA NRCS KS 11 01
- The Kansas State Office in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "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 Feb 16, 2011 and posted on Feb 16, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 25, 2011. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses Special district governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Individuals Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG), offered through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Kansas State Office, is a discretionary grant program designed to speed up the real world adoption of new and improved conservation practices in agriculture. The central goal is to encourage innovative conservation approaches and technologies that protect and enhance the environment while still supporting agricultural production. A key theme of the program is leveraging federal conservation investments so that public funds help drive practical, scalable improvements on the ground, and so that successful methods can spread beyond a single farm or project site.
CIG is specifically aimed at implementation and demonstration, not basic research. The program does not fund research projects that are primarily about forming hypotheses or testing unproven concepts from scratch. Instead, projects must apply technology or approaches that have already been shown to work and have been studied enough to suggest a strong likelihood of success. In other words, CIG supports taking something that is already credible and moving it toward broader use through pilots, field demonstrations, and other on the ground conservation efforts. The expectation is that successful projects will result in conservation technologies, management systems, or innovative approaches (including market based systems) being transferred into NRCS policy and technical resources such as manuals, guides, and references, or being adopted by the private sector.
The program also emphasizes collaboration and knowledge sharing. CIG is intended to promote the exchange of skills, technical know how, tools, and facilities among communities, governments, tribes, and other institutions. This emphasis on sharing is meant to ensure that practical scientific and technological advances are not limited to a narrow group of users, but become accessible to a wider audience that can apply them in Kansas conservation and agricultural settings.
For this particular opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number USDA NRCS KS 11 01), the Kansas NRCS anticipated making about four awards. Individual grant amounts were expected to range from a floor of $50,000 to a ceiling of $200,000, and there is a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants must plan to contribute non federal resources alongside grant funds. Projects may be single year or multi year, but they cannot exceed three years in duration. The funding is associated with CFDA 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), reflecting its alignment with working lands conservation outcomes.
Eligibility is broad and includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, individuals, small businesses, and other for profit organizations that are not small businesses. Even with wide eligibility, the geographic requirement is strict: Kansas component projects must take place in Kansas, and multi state projects are not considered under this Kansas competition.
Applications go through a multi step review process. First, NRCS staff screen submissions for eligibility. Eligible applications are then evaluated and scored by a subcommittee of the Kansas Technical Committee (KTC). After scoring, the applications are forwarded to the State Conservationist, who makes the final selection and funding decisions. Applicants looking for background on the Kansas Technical Committee are directed to the Kansas NRCS website, and the Kansas NRCS State Office is available by phone for general questions.
Key administrative details for this posting include a posted and creation date of February 16, 2011, with an application deadline (original and current closing date) of March 25, 2011, and an archive date of September 2, 2011. The opportunity is issued as a grant under the Agriculture activity category. For access issues related to the full announcement, the notice lists a point of contact: Erin Riffey, Contract Specialist, at the Kansas NRCS State Office (785-823-4505).
Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) - Kansas NRCS (USDA NRCS KS 11 01) FAQs
1) What is the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program in Kansas?
The Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) is a discretionary grant program offered through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Kansas State Office. It is intended to speed up real-world adoption of new and improved conservation practices in agriculture by supporting innovative approaches and technologies that protect and enhance the environment while still supporting agricultural production.
2) What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The central goal is to encourage innovative conservation approaches and technologies and to leverage federal conservation investments so that public funds drive practical, scalable improvements on the ground, with successful methods spreading beyond a single farm or project site.
3) Is this program for research or for implementation?
This CIG opportunity is specifically aimed at implementation and demonstration, not basic research.
4) What types of projects are not funded under this CIG opportunity?
The program does not fund projects that are primarily basic research, such as forming hypotheses or testing unproven concepts from scratch.
5) What kinds of projects does CIG support instead of basic research?
CIG supports applying technologies or approaches that have already been shown to work and have been studied enough to suggest a strong likelihood of success. The focus is on moving credible ideas toward broader use through pilots, field demonstrations, and other on-the-ground conservation efforts.
6) What outcomes are expected from successful CIG projects?
The expectation is that successful projects will result in conservation technologies, management systems, or innovative approaches (including market-based systems) being transferred into NRCS policy and technical resources (such as manuals, guides, and references), or being adopted by the private sector.
7) Does the program emphasize collaboration or knowledge sharing?
Yes. CIG is intended to promote exchange of skills, technical know-how, tools, and facilities among communities, governments, tribes, and other institutions so practical advances become accessible to a wider audience in Kansas conservation and agricultural settings.
8) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this posting?
The Funding Opportunity Number is USDA NRCS KS 11 01.
9) How many awards was Kansas NRCS expecting to make?
The Kansas NRCS anticipated making about four awards.
10) What is the expected funding range per award?
Individual grant amounts were expected to range from $50,000 (floor) to $200,000 (ceiling).
11) Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
Yes. There is a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants must plan to contribute non-federal resources alongside grant funds.
12) How long can a funded project last?
Projects may be single-year or multi-year, but they cannot exceed three years in duration.
13) What CFDA program is this opportunity associated with?
This funding is associated with CFDA 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
14) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, individuals, small businesses, and other for-profit organizations that are not small businesses.
15) Are there geographic restrictions for projects under this Kansas competition?
Yes. Kansas component projects must take place in Kansas, and multi-state projects are not considered under this Kansas competition.
16) What is the application review and selection process?
Applications go through multiple steps: NRCS staff screen submissions for eligibility; eligible applications are evaluated and scored by a subcommittee of the Kansas Technical Committee (KTC); after scoring, applications are forwarded to the State Conservationist, who makes the final selection and funding decisions.
17) Who makes the final decision on awards?
The State Conservationist makes the final selection and funding decisions after the Kansas Technical Committee subcommittee evaluation and scoring.
18) Where can applicants learn more about the Kansas Technical Committee (KTC)?
Applicants are directed to the Kansas NRCS website for background on the Kansas Technical Committee.
19) When was this opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The posted/creation date was February 16, 2011. The application deadline (original and current closing date) was March 25, 2011.
20) When was this opportunity archived?
The archive date was September 2, 2011.
21) What type of award is this opportunity?
This opportunity is issued as a grant under the Agriculture activity category.
22) Who should be contacted for access issues related to the full announcement?
For access issues related to the full announcement, the notice lists Erin Riffey, Contract Specialist, at the Kansas NRCS State Office. Phone: 785-823-4505.
23) Who can be contacted for general questions?
The Kansas NRCS State Office is available by phone for general questions.
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