Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 19 GEN0010130
The Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) to encourage new and creative conservation solutions. The core purpose of the program is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, meaning it is designed for projects that test, demonstrate, pilot, or otherwise advance conservation practices beyond standard, already widely used methods. This specific announcement is for projects that will be carried out in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, so proposals need to be clearly focused on on-the-ground application or measurable outcomes within Pennsylvania.
For fiscal year (FY) 2019, NRCS made up to $250,000 total available under this Pennsylvania CIG competition. NRCS expected to make about four awards, and the maximum amount that could be requested for any single award was $75,000 (the award ceiling). Projects can run from one to three years in duration, giving applicants flexibility to propose shorter proof-of-concept efforts or longer demonstrations and adoption strategies, as long as the timeline fits within that one-to-three-year window. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the funding activity category is natural resources, aligned with CFDA number 10.912 (the federal assistance listing associated with this conservation innovation funding).
Eligibility is broadly open. The opportunity invites all non-federal entities and individuals to apply, with the only explicit exclusion being federal agencies. In practical terms, that means entities like state and local governments, tribes, universities, nonprofits, private businesses, farmer-led groups, conservation districts, and individual applicants may be eligible, provided they meet any additional eligibility clarifications stated in the full notice. Because the announcement describes eligibility as unrestricted (open to any type of entity) except for federal agencies, the program is positioned to attract a wide range of applicants who can bring new ideas, partnerships, or technologies to conservation work in Pennsylvania.
Key administrative details from the announcement include the opportunity title (Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)) and the funding opportunity number (USDA NRCS PA CIG 19 GEN0010130). The notice was created on May 8, 2019, and the original application closing date was July 7, 2019. Taken together, this grant opportunity represents a relatively small, competitive funding pool aimed at seeding and accelerating practical conservation innovations in Pennsylvania, with modest individual award sizes intended to support targeted, testable projects that can demonstrate value and lead to wider adoption.Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 19 GEN0010130
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)" 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 May 08, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 07, 2019. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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