Louisiana NRCS: Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance Grant, FY21

Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary

The Louisiana NRCS, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA), is seeking support from natural resource conservation partners to work together to help enhance conservation delivery in Louisiana. The overall intent of this announcement is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined further in this document.

Proposals will be accepted from entities delivering conservation programs and services in Louisiana for projects between one and five years in duration. NRCS anticipates the amount of funding available for this announcement will be up to approximately $53,000,000 awarded to multiple FY2021 recipients. All awards are subject to the availability of funds appropriated by Congress at the time of award. Proposals are requested from:

·      City or township governments

·      County governments

·      State Governments

·      Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

·      Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)

·      Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)

·      Private institutions of higher education

·      Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education

·      Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

·      Special district governments

·      Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

All applicant categories must be capable of providing support in the State of Louisiana.

This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant applications may be eliminated from competition and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. The Louisiana State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all applications, or to only partially fund a proposal if the NRCS objectives can be reached with a reduced scope. NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multiyear applications submitted by eligible entities.

For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D.1. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov.

Key Dates

Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time, May 24, 2021. For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. Questions regarding this notice of funding opportunity (NFO) may be submitted until May 24, 2021. Responses to questions posed will be posted on Grants.gov approximately two weeks before the application due date.

The agency anticipates making selections by June 22, 2021 and expects to execute awards by September 1, 2021.