Outreach Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 – NORTH CAROLINA

The Natural Resources Conservation Service -North Carolina, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture, is announcing potential availability of funding for agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources to promote public awareness of Farm Bill activities throughout North Carolina. Proposals must be for projects based in North Carolina and focus on Farm Bill conservation. Research proposals or proposals that do not meet the needs will not be accepted, nor considered as part of this announcement.

Proposals will be accepted from eligible entities, including individuals, city or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), nonprofits that do not have 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, and State governments for competitive consideration of awards for projects between 1 and five years in duration. The funding available for this announcement shall not exceed a total of $200,000.

This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. 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. The North Carolina State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all applications.

Applicants must submit their proposals via Grants.gov. All applications must be received by 11:59 pm, EST, May 29, 2021. 

Government

• County governments
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• City or township governments
• State governments

Miscellaneous

• Individuals

Nonprofit

• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
• Other Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and state institutions of higher education