Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 20 GEN0010781
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity for Federal fiscal year 2020 in Pennsylvania is a discretionary grant program designed to push conservation forward by helping new ideas move from concept to real-world use. The central goal is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies that work alongside agricultural production. In practical terms, NRCS is looking for projects that can test, demonstrate, and encourage the uptake of improved conservation practices on working lands, especially where the results can be replicated and scaled across farms and other agricultural operations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This Pennsylvania-specific FY 2020 CIG competition makes up to $225,000 available in total funding statewide, with a maximum award (award ceiling) of $75,000 for any single selected project. Projects can run from one to three years, which gives applicants flexibility to propose anything from a single-season pilot to a multi-year demonstration or research effort that needs time to show measurable outcomes. While the total number of awards is not specified in the summary, the combination of the statewide total and the $75,000 cap suggests NRCS may fund multiple smaller projects, depending on the size and scope of the proposals received and selected.
Eligibility is broad. All non-federal entities and individuals may apply, and the only explicit exclusion is federal agencies. The opportunity is also open to all domestic applicants, as long as the proposed work is carried out in Pennsylvania. This wide eligibility is intended to bring in strong ideas from many corners, including producers, universities, nonprofits, local and state organizations, private businesses, and other non-federal applicants who can design practical, field-ready innovations.
CIG emphasizes outcomes that go beyond a one-off experiment. NRCS expects funded projects to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches into one or more of the following channels: direct adoption by agricultural producers, integration into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or broader uptake through the private sector. The program explicitly recognizes that innovation is not only about equipment or biological practices; it can also include innovative approaches such as market-based systems, as long as they ultimately support conservation goals tied to agricultural production.
In terms of project types, CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. Pilot projects and demonstrations are meant to show how a new approach works under real operating conditions and to generate evidence that producers and technical advisors can trust. On-farm conservation research, as defined in the notice, is an investigation designed to answer a specific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design while using farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches, or private forest lands. That definition matters because it signals that NRCS is looking for research that is both scientifically credible and operationally realistic, conducted on working lands rather than only in controlled or laboratory settings.
Key administrative details from the source information include the funding opportunity title "NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 - Pennsylvania," funding opportunity number "USDA NRCS PA CIG 20 GEN0010781," and CFDA number 10.912, with activity areas spanning agriculture, environment, and natural resources. The application closing date listed is June 15, 2020, and the opportunity record was created on April 2, 2020. Overall, this grant is geared toward applicants who can propose a clear, testable innovation with a credible plan to demonstrate results and move successful conservation practices into broader use across Pennsylvania agriculture.Apply for USDA NRCS PA CIG 20 GEN0010781
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – Pennsylvania" 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 2020-04-02.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-06-15. (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.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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