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Conservation Innovation Grants


Pacific Islands - West COMPETITION: The 2005 Pacific Islands - West Conservation Innovation Grants Request for Proposals (RFP) will be released on February 2005. A link to more information on this opportunity can be found near the bottom of this page. The deadline for submitting the RFP application to the NRCS Pacific Islands - West Office is April 11, 2005.
NATIONAL COMPETITION: On Tuesday, January 11, 2005, the national 2005 Conservation Innovation Grants Request for Proposals (RFP) was released. A link to more information on this opportunity can be found near the bottom of this page. The deadline for submitting the RFP application to the NRCS National Office is March 28, 2005.

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. Under CIG, Environmental Quality Incentives Program funds are used to award competitive grants to non-Federal governmental or non-governmental organizations, Tribes, or individuals. CIG enables NRCS to work with other public and private entities to accelerate technology transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches to address some of the Nation's most pressing natural resource concerns. CIG will benefit agricultural producers by providing more options for environmental enhancement and compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers CIG. The CIG requires a 50-50 match between the agency and the applicant. The CIG has two funding components - national and state.

  • The CIG National Component offers eligible entities the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $1 million. NRCS is making available up to $15 million in this nationwide competition.
  • The CIG State Component offers eligible entities the opportunity to apply for grants up to $75,000. This competition is limited to applications for projects within the appropriate state. In 2005, the Pacific Basin was one of 13 states to be chosen to pilot the state component. The Pacific Islands - West NRCS is making available up to $150,000 for CIG projects.

For More Information

For more information please see the Pacific Islands - West webpages for the CIG State Component, the CIG National Component, or contact one of the Pacific Islands - West NRCS personnel listed below. Complete application package materials can be found on the Pacific Islands - West webpages or the national CIG webpage.

 

Pacific Islands - West Conservation Innovation Grants Contact

Colleen A. Simpson
Conservation Technology Specialist
Phone: 671.472.7467
Email: colleen.simpson@pb.usda.gov

John (Bart) H. Lawrence
Assistant Director Operations, Pacific Islands - West
Phone: 671.472.7470
Email: john.lawrence@pb.usda.gov

Shirley A. Yamaguchi
CIG Contract Specialist
Phone: 808.541.2600 ext. 152
Email: Shirley.Yamaguchi@hi.usda.gov

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