Conservation Collaboration Grants

Funding Opportunity Announcement Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of grants and agreements in Kansas for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state and community level conservation leadership. A total of up to $4 million is available for FY 2020 for projects as identified in Section A of the Full Announcement in the Related Documents tab of this opportunity.

Proposals are requested from city or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), nonprofit organizations, other than institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, special district governments, and state governments for competitive consideration of grant or agreement awards for projects between 1 and 3 years in duration.

Key Dates

Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time May 31, 2020. For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. Proposals in possession of Kansas NRCS will be scored as they are received and, if eligible, added to a ranking list of projects for funding consideration. The State Conservationist will make the final selection.

For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.

1. Address to Request Application Package

All standard forms necessary for this opportunity announcement are included in the Grants.gov opportunity package. Applicants may request paper copies of materials by contacting Gaye L. Benfer, Assistant State Conservationist for Management and Strategy, at 785-823-4508 or by written request mailed to gaye.benfer@usda.gov.

Government

• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Nonprofit

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