Opportunity ID: 238697
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NRCS-PR-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2013 Plants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.905 — Plant Materials for Conservation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 22, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $28,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $28,000 |
| Award Floor: | $28,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Individuals State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Puerto Rico State Office |
| Description: | The Mission of the Plant Materials Program is the development and delivery of plant science technology to meet the Nations natural resources conservation needs to find plant solutions to solve conservation problems.
The purpose of Plant Materials Program 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. Plant Materials 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. Applications will be evaluated by NRCS staff under the bulleted topic (see section I.D). Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete applications will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be mailed to the applicant. NRCS will accept applications for single or multi-year projects, not to exceed 3 years, submitted to NRCS from eligible entities including federally recognized Indian tribes, State and local units of government, and non-governmental organizations and individuals. Applications are accepted from the USDA Caribbean Area: Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands only. Complete applications received by the deadline will be evaluated by a technical peer review panel based on the Criteria for Application Evaluation identified in the application instructions in section V.B. Proposal applications, along with their associated technical peer review, will be forwarded to the Review Board. The Review Board will make recommendations for project approval to the Caribbean Area NRCS Director who will make the final selections. Plant Materials Conservation Projects or Activities The proposed project must encompass the development, field observation, validation, implementation, and monitoring of: Conservation adoption approaches; or |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
JAIME VALENTIN
PLANTS & MATERIAL MANAGER Phone 787-766-5206 xt 121 Email:jaime.valentin@pr.usda.gov |
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| Agency Contact Information: | JAIME VALENTIN PLANTS & MATERIAL MANAGER Phone 787-766-5206 xt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.905 | PKG00182055 | Aug 23, 2013 | View |
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