Conservation Collaboration Grants or Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Announcement for Program Funding
EPA Environmental Education (EE) Grants – Deadline: 3-15-18
February 17, 2018The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of grants and agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership. Proposals will be accepted for projects located in the following states: Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2018 will be:
| STATE | ESTIMATED TOTAL AVAILABLE BY STATE | MINIMUM | MAXIMUM | ANTICIPATED # of GRANTS/AGREEMENTS |
| Minnesota | $4,000,000 | $25,000 | $1,000,000 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $1,000,000 | $20,000 | $1,000,000 | 10 |
| North Dakota | $4,000,000 | $10,000 | $1,500,000 | 15 |
| South Dakota | $4,800,000 | $20,000 | $1,000,000 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | $2,500,000 | $100,000 | $2,500,000 | 10 |
Proposals are requested from Federally recognized tribal governments, State and local units of government, non-governmental organizations, and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of grant or agreement awards for projects between 1 and 3 years in duration.
This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant.
DATES:
Proposals must be received by 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on April 13, 2018. Proposals in the possession of NRCS will be scored as they are received and, if eligible, added to a ranking list of projects for funding consideration throughout FY 2018. Funding decisions will be made by the respective NRCS State Conservationist, informed by the ranking list and the availability of funding in the programs whose CFDA numbers are listed above.