Opportunity ID: 234993

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-PR-001A
Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2013 CIG CARIBBEAN AREA
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Environment
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 10.912 — Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: May 16, 2013
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 31, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 31, 2013
Archive Date: Jun 30, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $120,000
Award Ceiling: $30,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: City or township governments
State governments
Small businesses
County governments
Nonprofits having 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
Individuals
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Puerto Rico State Office
Description: The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches into NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides, and references, or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects and projects intended to test hypotheses do not qualify for a CIG award. CIG is used to apply or demonstrate new and or previously proven technology with a new approach. It is a vehicle to stimulate development and adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a high likelihood of success, and that are a candidate for eventual technology transfer or institutionalization. CIG promotes sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, and facilities among communities, governments, and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations.

NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multi-year projects not to exceed 3 years submitted by eligible entities from the Caribbean Area, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only. Eligible entities include federally recognized Indian tribes, State and local units of government, non-governmental organizations and individuals.

Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete applications will be eliminated from competition. Notification of elimination will be mailed to the applicant. Complete applications received by applicable deadlines will be evaluated by a technical peer review panel based on the Application Evaluation Criteria identified in the application instructions in section V.B.

Applications, along with their associated technical peer review, will then be forwarded to the Review Board. The Review Board will make recommendations for project approval to the NRCS State Conservationist who will make the final selections.

Link to Additional Information: NRCS Carribean Home Page
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

JAIME VALENTIN, CIG PROGRAM MANAGER

Phone 787-766-5206 ext 121

Email:jaime.valentin@pr.usda.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Related Documents

Packages

Agency Contact Information: JAIME VALENTIN, CIG PROGRAM MANAGER
Phone 787-766-5206 ext 121

Email: jaime.valentin@pr.usda.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
10.912 PKG00178210 May 16, 2013 May 31, 2013 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

234993 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

234993 Project-1.1.pdf

234993 SF3881-1.0.pdf

234993 Budget-1.1.pdf

234993 SF424B-1.1.pdf

234993 SF424A-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

234993 Other-1.1.pdf

234993 ObjectiveWorkPlan_2_0-2.0.pdf

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