The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering this grant to accelerate the initial inventory of soils in Maine. This initiative supports the broader National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS), a nationwide partnership dedicated to investigating, inventorying, classifying, and disseminating comprehensive information about U.S. soils. The grant aims to enhance the seamless, high-quality digital soil survey of the country by focusing on Maine’s soil resources. By enabling NRCS to advance this crucial work, the grant contributes to making vital soil resource data readily available and useful for various stakeholders, aligning with NCSS’s core mission of providing a comprehensive soil inventory.
Opportunity ID: 54442
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NRCS-ME-10-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Maine – National Cooperative Soil Survey |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.903 — Soil Survey |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 07, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 18, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $45,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $45,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Vermont State Office |
| Description: | The National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) is a nationwide partnership of federal, regional, state and local agencies, and private entities and institutions. This partnership works together to cooperatively investigate, inventory, document, classify, interpret, disseminate, and publish information about soils of the United States and its trust territories and commonwealths. Two of the NCSS core missions are to make an inventory of the soil resources of the United States, and make it available in a useful form. This cooperative agreement will enable NRCS to accelerate the initial inventory of soils in Maine, and contribute to the seamless, high quality digital soil survey of the country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Maine NRCS homepage |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Patricia Pickett
Contract Specialist Phone 802-951-6795 Email:pat.pickett@vt.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 54442 Full Announcement-1 -> sowsoilsmapping2010final.pdf
Folder 54442 Full Announcement-1 -> soilmapping (3).pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Patricia Pickett Contract Specialist Phone 802-951-6795 Email: pat.pickett@vt.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.903 | PKG00018553 | May 07, 2010 | Jun 18, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54442 SF424-2.0.pdf
54442 Budget-1.1.pdf
54442 Project-1.1.pdf
54442 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54442 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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