Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2019 – Rhode Island | USDA NRCS RI CIG 19 GEN0010118

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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity for fiscal year 2019 in Rhode Island is a competitive, discretionary grant program designed to encourage new, creative conservation solutions. The core purpose is to stimulate the development, testing, and broader adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, especially those that can be demonstrated and then replicated more widely. Projects funded under this announcement must be carried out in the state of Rhode Island and should align with conservation goals tied to agriculture and working lands, as well as related environmental and natural resource outcomes.

For FY 2019, NRCS is making up to $125,000 total available under this Rhode Island-specific CIG announcement. The funding instrument is a grant, and the program falls under CFDA number 10.912. NRCS anticipates making about two awards, with an award ceiling (maximum possible amount for a single grant) of $75,000. Applicants can propose projects lasting from one to three years, which gives flexibility for both short-term pilot demonstrations and multi-year field validation efforts that may require more time to collect results and refine implementation.

Eligibility is broad and intentionally inclusive. All non-federal entities and individuals are invited to apply, with the only clear exclusion being federal agencies, which are not eligible applicants under this announcement. In practice, that means proposals can come from a wide range of organizations and partners such as state or local entities, tribes and tribal organizations where applicable, academic institutions, nonprofits, producer groups, businesses, and individual innovators, as long as they meet the non-federal requirement and any additional eligibility conditions described in the full notice.

The deadline is firm: applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 10, 2019. This is a receipt deadline, meaning late submissions are typically not considered, so applicants would need to plan for submission well ahead of the cutoff time. Administrative details tied to the listing include the Funding Opportunity Number USDA NRCS RI CIG 19 GEN0010118, the opportunity category listed as discretionary, and the activity areas spanning agriculture, environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development. The announcement was created on April 10, 2019, and it closed on June 10, 2019, reflecting a roughly two-month application window.

• The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2019 – Rhode Island" 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 Apr 10, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 10, 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 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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