Oregon Conservation Innovation Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: AG-0436-G-14-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCFDA Number: 10.912Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: USDA-NRCS-ORSOClosing Date: May 16, 2014Award Ceiling: $75,000Expected Number of Awards: 30Creation Date: Mar 21, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: NRCS Oregon requests applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Applications will be accepted from any eligible entity within the 50 States, the Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Basin Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) for projects within the state of Oregon. For fiscal year 2014, up to $160,000 may be available for the Oregon statewide CIG competition. NRCS will reserve the right to offer more or less funding at the discretion of the State Conservationist. Funds will be awarded through a competitive grants process. The Oregon CIG category available in FY 2014 is the State Resource Concern Category. Applications are requested from eligible nonfederal government or non-government organizations or individuals for competitive consideration of grant awards for...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding