Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS KS CIG 24 NOFO0001371
The Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) State Program - Kansas is a competitive grant opportunity from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) designed to encourage new and creative conservation solutions. The program is meant to stimulate the development and on-the-ground adoption of innovative approaches and technologies that improve conservation outcomes in agriculture and natural resource management. Projects funded under this notice must be carried out in Kansas, and the overall focus is on piloting, demonstrating, and accelerating practices or tools that can be replicated and scaled to deliver measurable conservation benefits.
For fiscal year 2024, NRCS has set aside up to $250,000 total for the Kansas state competition, with an expected five awards. Individual awards may be as large as $125,000, which is also the stated ceiling for a single grant under this announcement. Funded projects can run from one to three years, giving applicants flexibility to propose short demonstrations or multi-season efforts that require more time to test, refine, and document results.
Eligibility is broad, with most non-federal applicants able to compete. Eligible applicant types listed include state, county, and local governments (including cities and townships), special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). In addition, the notice states that all non-foreign, non-federal entities and individuals may apply, with one clear exclusion: federal agencies are not eligible to apply. This makes the program accessible to a wide range of local partners that can test conservation innovations with producers and communities across Kansas.
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, and the deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Friday, September 6, 2024. Because first-time Grants.gov registration and setup can take time, the notice emphasizes planning ahead and completing required steps early. If applicants run into technical problems with Grants.gov, they are directed to Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov, and the notice notes that NRCS program staff cannot help troubleshoot Grants.gov account issues.
For program or notice-specific questions, applicants are instructed to contact the federal awarding agency contact listed in Section G of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity. At the same time, NRCS limits what it will respond to: questions should be narrowly focused on clarifying information contained in the notice itself (for example, dates, page references, or resolving discrepancies). Questions asking for an opinion on eligibility in borderline situations or seeking feedback on the strength of a proposal are explicitly not addressed.
NRCS anticipates announcing selections by November 29, 2024, and expects to execute awards by February 1, 2025, though both dates are estimates and may change. The opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant in the Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources category, under CFDA/Assistance Listing 10.912, and it is identified by Funding Opportunity Number USDA NRCS KS CIG 24 NOFO0001371.Apply for USDA NRCS KS CIG 24 NOFO0001371
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Innovation Grants State Program - KANSAS" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-06. (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 $125,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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