Conservation Collaboration Grants or Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Assistance Listings
- 10.069 -- Conservation Reserve Program
- 10.912 -- Environmental Quality Incentives Program
- 10.924 -- Conservation Stewardship Program
- 10.902 -- Soil and Water Conservation
- 10.931 -- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of grants and agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership. Proposals will be accepted for projects located in the following states: Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2018 will be:STATE ...
TOTAL MINIMUM MAXIMUM # of Minnesota $4,000,000 $25,000 $1,000,000 18Nebraska $1,000,000 $20,000 $1,000,000 10North Dakota $4,000,000 $10,000 $1,500,000 15South Dakota $4,800,000 $20,000 $1,000,000 20Wisconsin $2,500,000 $100,000 $2,500,000 10Proposals are requested from Federally recognized tribal governments, State and local units of government, non-governmental organizations, and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of grant or agreement awards for projects between 1 and 3 years in duration.This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Additional information
The State of Minnesota wanted to allow for profit companies to apply: In addition to the listed Eligible Applicants (III – A Applicant Eligibility) MINNESOTA will be accepting proposals from for profit business. There is a restriction in the funding for ACEP, for profit businesses are eligible to submit bids for ACEP-WRE projects, such as Easement Monitoring. Funding restrictions limit the use of ACEP-ALE for land acquisitions preventing for profit business from receiving ACEP-ALE funding.
Grantor contact information
Description
George Wilson
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 817-509-3503
GMS
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Questions_Multi_State_Announcemnt.pdf | Q&A | Mar 26, 2018 05:51 PM UTC |
| SF424A_Budget_Information.pdf | SF-424a | Feb 12, 2018 10:15 PM UTC |
| Certification_Regarding_Lobbying.pdf | Certification of Lobbying | Feb 12, 2018 10:14 PM UTC |
| SF424_Application_for_Assistance.pdf | SF-424 | Feb 12, 2018 10:14 PM UTC |
| AD_3030_for_application.pdf | AD-3030 | Feb 12, 2018 10:15 PM UTC |
| FY2018_Central_Region_Multi-State_APF_Final_rev.pdf | MULTI STATE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT | Feb 20, 2018 05:13 PM UTC |
| Sample_Budget_B.pdf | Sample Budget B | Feb 7, 2018 10:01 PM UTC |
| Sample_Budget_A_1.pdf | Sample Budget A | Feb 7, 2018 09:59 PM UTC |
| AD_3031_for_award.pdf | AD-3031 | Feb 12, 2018 10:13 PM UTC |
| Sample_Budget_C.pdf | Sample Budget C | Feb 7, 2018 10:02 PM UTC |
| SF424B-Assurances.pdf | SF-424b | Feb 12, 2018 10:15 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: May 13, 2018
Award
$16,300,000
Program Funding
73
Expected awards
$10,000
Award Minimum
$2,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-NRCS-MULTI-STATE-CENTRAL-CCG-001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Natural resources
Agriculture
Environment
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
3
Posted date:
February 7, 2018
Archive date:
May 13, 2018
