FY 2012 New Mexico CIG Program Funding Announcement | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY 2012 New Mexico CIG Program Funding Announcement is a competitive grant opportunity offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through its New Mexico State Office. The purpose of the program is to spur practical, on-the-ground adoption of new or improved conservation approaches and technologies. In other words, the program is meant to move innovative conservation ideas from concept into real-world use in New Mexico, supporting projects that can demonstrate workable solutions and encourage broader uptake by producers, land managers, or conservation partners.

This funding is part of the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) effort associated with the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), listed under CFDA 10.912. The opportunity falls under discretionary grant funding and targets work in areas such as agriculture, energy, environment, natural resources, and science and technology or other research and development activities. For FY 2012, NRCS anticipated roughly $150,000 total available for the New Mexico state component, with an award ceiling of $75,000 per project and no stated minimum award amount. Projects are expected to run between 1 and 3 years, which suggests the program is looking for efforts that can show progress and measurable results within a relatively defined timeframe.

Eligibility is broad but location-specific: applications are accepted from eligible applicants in New Mexico. The announcement indicates that eligible applicants may include individuals as well as governmental or non-governmental organizations, including non-federal government entities. The eligible applicants field is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications in the full text of the announcement, but the core message is that NRCS is open to a wide range of applicant types as long as they meet the program rules and are applying for the New Mexico state component.

The grant requires cost sharing or matching, meaning applicants should be prepared to contribute a portion of project costs from non-federal sources (the specific ratio or acceptable match sources would typically be spelled out in the full funding announcement). This requirement signals that NRCS expects applicants and their partners to have financial or in-kind investment in the project, which often strengthens the likelihood of implementation and long-term continuation beyond the grant period.

Key dates for this opportunity show it was posted and created on April 4, 2012, with an application deadline (original and current closing date) of June 6, 2012. The archive date is July 6, 2012, indicating that after that point the listing would be treated as closed/archived in the federal system. The funding opportunity number tied to this announcement is USDA NRCS NM 12 01, which applicants would use to ensure they are referencing the correct solicitation when searching, submitting, or corresponding about the opportunity.

For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically or had technical trouble, the NRCS New Mexico State Office provided a point of contact: Bridget Howell, Contract Specialist, reachable by phone at 505-761-4485 for CIG access problems. This contact detail suggests the program expected applications to be prepared and submitted through standard electronic channels, with assistance available for access issues.

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