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Opportunity Summary:

The Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) 2015 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA NRCS CIG SD 15 01) was a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), through the South Dakota program area. The grant was focused on natural resources projects and tied to CFDA 10.912, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which signals that proposed work was expected to align with conservation priorities typically supported under EQIP, such as improving soil, water, air, plant, and wildlife resources through innovative approaches. The program invited proposals for either single year or multi year projects, with the explicit limitation that projects could not exceed three years in duration.

Funding under this particular notice was relatively targeted and limited in scale. NRCS expected to make two awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $150,000. The award structure was fixed at $75,000 per award, reflected in both the award floor and award ceiling being the same amount. The funding instrument type was a grant, and applicants were required to provide cost sharing or matching funds, meaning federal dollars were not intended to cover 100 percent of project costs. While the announcement does not specify the match percentage in the summary data provided, the inclusion of a matching requirement indicates applicants needed to plan for non federal contributions such as cash, in kind services, partner support, or other allowable sources consistent with the program rules.

Eligibility was broad but centered on South Dakota applicants and activities. NRCS stated it would accept proposals from eligible entities from South Dakota, including Indian Tribes, state and local units of government, non governmental organizations, and individuals. The listing also indicates eligibility as "unrestricted" in the sense that it was open to any applicant type falling within the categories described in the notice, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement under additional eligibility language. In practice, that means a wide range of potential project sponsors could apply, from tribal governments and conservation districts to nonprofits, producer groups, consultants, researchers working through eligible structures, and individual innovators, so long as they met the program requirements and could carry out the work within the state context.

From an administrative timeline standpoint, the opportunity was posted on June 1, 2015, and proposals were due by July 17, 2015. The opportunity later moved to archive status on August 16, 2015, which typically indicates the application window had closed and the agency had moved into review, selection, and award processing. The administering office referenced is the USDA NRCS MSD Ft Worth Office in the source data, while the on the ground South Dakota point of contact for applicant support was clearly identified for access and troubleshooting related to the full announcement.

For applicants needing more information or help obtaining the full funding announcement, NRCS provided a direct program contact. Jay B. Cobb was listed as the USDA NRCS South Dakota CIG Program Manager, located at 200 Fourth Street SW, Room 203, Huron, SD 57350, with a phone number of (605) 352 1260. The opportunity also referenced an additional information link labeled "NRCS CIG Funding Opportunity," which would have contained the full program guidance, required forms, evaluation criteria, and any specific South Dakota priorities or application instructions that were not captured in the short description.

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