FY 2022 Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Pilot Project

Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service

10.935 -- Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the OUAIP, is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to host a CFWR pilot project for fiscal year (FY) 2022.

A webinar has been pre-recorded and is available at https://youtu.be/61kOKn2rzUw and

the presentation and supporting information are posted in the “Related Documents” tab of this opportunity. The recorded webinar is also available on https://www.usda.gov/topics/urban/coop-agreements.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Special district governments
County governments
City or township governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

Independent school districts

Nonprofit

Other Native American tribal organizations

Additional information

Other includes municipal governments. See section C.1. of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) under the Related Documents tab for further details.

Grantor contact information

Description

Melanie Krizmanich Grantor Phone 202-572-5805

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content.

melanie.krizmanich@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY22_CFWR_Webinar_PPT_Final.pdf	FY 2022 CFWR Webinar	Jun 3, 2022 03:01 PM UTC
CFWR_Frequently_Asked_QuestionsFY2022.pdf	FY 2022 CFWR Frequently Asked Questions	Jun 7, 2022 04:58 PM UTC
FINAL_-_USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CFWR-22-NOFO0001179_6-3-2022.pdf	FY 2022 Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Pilot Project NFO	Jun 3, 2022 03:00 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: October 1, 2022

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$10,200,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$45,000

Award Minimum

$300,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CFWR-22-NOFO0001179

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Natural resources

Agriculture

Environment

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 3, 2022

Archive date:

October 1, 2022