The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Iowa is offering cooperative agreements to procure legal land survey services for its Wetlands Reserve, Emergency Watershed Program – Floodplain Protection, and Grassland Reserve easements. This grant is for nonprofit organizations to assist NRCS and landowners in obtaining necessary legal boundary surveys for new and existing easements, ensuring they meet NRCS specifications. Recipients will be responsible for managing the procurement process, including contracting with qualified surveyors who meet specific requirements. Applications are invited from 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit organizations, excluding institutions of higher education, for competitive consideration. This initiative supports the accurate delineation and management of crucial conservation lands.
Opportunity ID: 231493
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 68-6114-13-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | CONSERVATION EASEMENT BOUNDARY SURVEY ASSISTANCE |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.072 — Wetlands Reserve Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 24, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 23, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | USDA-NRCS-Iowa State Office |
| Description: | The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa is requesting applications to provide procurement services for legal land surveys on Wetlands Reserve Program easements, Emergency Watershed Program Floodplain Protection Easements and Grassland Reserve Program easements. Applicants will be responsible for assisting NRCS and landowners by providing assistance necessary to procure services for legal land surveys on new easement applications and retracement of existing easements. Performance may include any part or all operations necessary to procure a legal boundary survey that meets NRCS specifications. Land survey specifications and surveyor requirements are attached. NRCS will require that the recipient of this agreement contract with only surveyors meeting the requirements in this document.
Applications are being requested from nonprofits having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education and nonprofits that do not have a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education for competitive consideration of cooperative agreements. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Carolyn Christian
Contract Specialist Phone 515 323-2619 Email:carolyn.christian@ia.usda.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 231493 Full Announcement-1 -> land survey retracement specs.pdf
Folder 231493 Full Announcement-1 -> land survey specs.pdf
Folder 231493 Full Announcement-2 -> land survey afo.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Carolyn Christian Contract Specialist Phone 515 323-2619 Email: carolyn.christian@ia.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00174810 | May 28, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
231493 SF424-2.0.pdf
231493 SF424A-1.0.pdf
231493 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
231493 Project_Abstract-1.1.pdf
231493 Project-1.1.pdf
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