Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS MS CONTA 23 NOFO0001303
The Mississippi Conservation Delivery for Outreach, Education and Technical Assistance opportunity is a competitive USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding program designed to strengthen how conservation programs and services are delivered across the State of Mississippi. Through this notice of funding opportunity, NRCS is looking to partner with organizations that can help advance key conservation objectives and priorities in the state by expanding outreach, providing education, and delivering technical assistance tied to natural resource conservation work. All proposed project activities must take place in Mississippi, and awards are intended to support on-the-ground conservation delivery efforts carried out in coordination with NRCS.
Funding will be provided through cooperative agreements, which generally means NRCS expects to be substantially involved during the project period (for example, through coordination, shared planning, or oversight consistent with federal assistance rules). NRCS anticipates approximately $5,000,000 total available under this announcement and expects to make multiple awards, with an estimated 30 awards overall. Individual awards may be as large as $1,000,000. Applicants can propose projects lasting from one to five years, and NRCS will consider both single-year and multi-year applications, depending on the design and scope of the proposal.
A wide range of applicant types are eligible, reflecting the partnership-focused nature of the program. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments (including special districts); public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education); and small businesses. The opportunity is listed under CFDA/Assistance Listing 10.902 and falls within agriculture, environment, and natural resources funding activity areas.
Applications are submitted through Grants.gov and are subject to an initial screening for completeness and compliance with the notice requirements. Applications that are incomplete or do not follow the required format and instructions may be removed from consideration, and applicants will be notified if their submission is eliminated for those reasons. NRCS also notes that the Mississippi State Conservationist retains the discretion not to fund any applications, even if they are otherwise eligible, which is a standard federal reservation of rights in competitive grant programs.
The key deadline for submission was 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 24, 2023. Applicants experiencing technical problems with Grants.gov were instructed to contact Grants.gov Applicant Support directly (by phone at 1-800-518-4726 or email at support@grants.gov), since NRCS staff cannot troubleshoot Grants.gov account issues. For questions about the content of the notice itself, applicants were directed to the federal awarding agency contact listed in the NFO (Section G), with the limitation that the agency would only address questions about information in the notice (such as dates or clarifications of the written requirements), not questions about whether a specific applicant is eligible or whether a particular project idea is strong.
NRCS indicated an anticipated selection timeline of around June 30, 2023, with expected award execution by September 22, 2023, while noting that these dates were estimates and could change. Overall, the opportunity is structured to bring in capable conservation partners who can broaden NRCS reach in Mississippi through targeted outreach, education efforts, and practical technical assistance that helps implement conservation priorities more effectively statewide.Apply for USDA NRCS MS CONTA 23 NOFO0001303
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mississippi Conservation Delivery for Outreach, Education & Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.902.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 25, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 24, 2023 Applications must be received by 1159 pm Eastern Time.. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 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, Private institutions of higher education, Small businesses.
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