Conservation Innovation Grants
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is a
voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of
innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging
Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in
conjunction with agricultural production. Under CIG, Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds are used to award competitive
grants to non-Federal governmental or non-governmental organizations,
Tribes, or individuals.
CIG enables NRCS to work with other public and
private entities to accelerate technology transfer and adoption of
promising technologies and approaches to address some of the Nation's
most pressing natural resource concerns. CIG will benefit agricultural
producers by providing more options for environmental enhancement and
compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations. The Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers CIG. The CIG requires
a 50-50 match between the agency and the applicant and has two
funding components - national and state.
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State Component
The Announcement of Program Funding (APF) for the State of New Hampshire CIG
state component has been released. The New Hampshire NRCS requests applications
for CIG to stimulate
the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and
technologies.
There are two CIG components available in FY2008: (1) Natural Resource Concerns
Component, and (2)Technology Component. NRCS anticipates the availability of up
to $168,000 of funds during fiscal year 2008 for the New Hampshire CIG program
competition. Grants to eligible entities and individuals may not exceed a
maximum of $75,000 each.
The State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all proposals.
Written or Electronic proposals must be received in the New Hampshire NRCS State Office by
4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 24, 2008. See the Full Announcement
for details.
For more information and to download an application package for the 2008 CIG
State Component, please visit the
Grants.gov
webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact
Jim Spielman, Resource Conservationist.
2008 New Hampshire Grant Application Materials
These documents require
Adobe Acrobat,
Microsoft Word,
or Microsoft Excel.
CIG
Announcement, Application and Submission Information for NH FY2008 (176 KB)
Project
Summary Sheet Template (25 KB)
Application
for Federal Assistance SF 424 (110 KB)
Budget
Information - Non-construction Programs SF 424A (30.4 KB)
Assurances
- Non-construction Programs SF 424B (20.1KB)
Budget Information - Construction Programs SF 424C (9.7 KB)
HELPFUL LINKS
http://www.grants.gov/RequestaDUNS - Information on how to obtain a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.
http://www.ccr.gov - CIG applicants must
register with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at this web address.
All OMB standard forms (SF) necessary for CIG submission are available on the
following OMB website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_forms.html
National Component
The Announcement of Program Funding (APF)
for the CIG national component was issued on December 3, 2007. The APF announces
that up to:
-
$10 million available for
Natural Resource Concerns Category
-
$5 million for Technology
Category
-
$5 million for Chesapeake
Bay Watershed Category
CIG funding will be available in 2008
for the nationwide grant program. Application deadline is February 8, 2008.
For more information on the 2008 CIG National Component, please visit the
National Conservation Innovation Grants
webpage.
Archived 2007 New Hampshire Grant Application Materials
These documents require
Adobe Acrobat,
Microsoft Word,
or Microsoft Excel.
CIG
Announcement, Application and Submission Information for NH FY2007 (176 KB)
Project
Summary Sheet Template (25 KB)
Application
for Federal Assistance SF 424 (110 KB)
Budget
Information - Non-construction Programs SF 424A (30.4 KB)
Assurances
- Non-construction Programs SF 424B (20.1KB)
Budget Information - Construction Programs SF 424C (9.7 KB)
Archived 2006 New Hampshire Grant Application Materials
These documents require
Adobe Acrobat.
FY
2006 NH Announcement of Program Funding
New
Hampshire FY 2006 Application Package Check List (22 KB)
Supplemental
Instructions for Standard Form 424A (17 KB)
Sample
Completed Standard Form 424A (126 KB)
Obtaining
a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number (23 KB)
Rules, Notices, and Additional Information
These documents require
Adobe Acrobat.
Final Rule (64 KB)
Interim Final Rule (133 KB)
Fact Sheet (49 KB)
Key Points (49 KB)
Questions and Answers
(50 KB)
Program Description (51 KB)
For More Information
Jim Spielman, Resource Conservationist Phone: 603-868-9931 ext. 115
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