Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NJ CIG 17 01
The Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) FY 2017 opportunity from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) New Jersey State Office is a competitive grant program designed to encourage new, practical conservation ideas and help move them into real-world use. The focus is on developing and adopting innovative conservation approaches, tools, and technologies that improve natural resource management in agriculture and related landscapes. A key limitation is geographic: projects must be located in New Jersey, and the funding competition is run at the statewide level through the NJ NRCS office.
For FY 2017, NRCS anticipated approximately $202,500 total available for awards under this announcement. Funding was to be distributed through a statewide competitive process, with an expected three awards. The maximum award amount listed (award ceiling) was $75,000 per grant, indicating that proposed budgets needed to fit under that cap even though the total pool of available funds was larger. Funded projects were intended to run between one and three years, which means applicants had flexibility to propose shorter pilot efforts or longer multi-season demonstrations and evaluations, as long as they stayed within that timeframe.
The announcement notes that there were seven state CIG categories available in FY 2017, meaning proposals needed to align with one of those NJ-specific priority categories. While the provided text does not list the seven categories by name, it makes clear that the state office had defined priority areas and that applicants were expected to target their innovations accordingly. In general, CIG programs are structured to support projects that test, demonstrate, or refine conservation practices and technologies, often with an emphasis on measurable outcomes, transferability to other farms or sites, and the potential for broader adoption beyond the grant period.
Eligibility was broad and included both public and private entities as well as individuals. Eligible applicants included county governments and city or township governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities in that category, since they are listed separately), individuals, and small businesses. This range suggests NRCS was open to proposals from academic teams, local governments, nonprofit conservation groups, producer-led efforts, and private-sector innovators, as long as the project served conservation objectives and met program rules.
Administratively, the opportunity was identified as USDA NRCS NJ CIG 17 01 under CFDA 10.912, with the Department of Agriculture listed as the agency and the New Jersey State Office as the administering office. The posting indicates a creation date of January 5, 2017. The process included a pre-proposal stage, with pre-proposals due by 4:30 PM on February 24, 2017, signaling a two-step application approach where applicants first submit a shorter concept or preliminary application before being invited or allowed to submit a full proposal. The original closing date for the opportunity is listed as April 28, 2017, which likely corresponded to the deadline for full applications or final submissions after the pre-proposal review.
Overall, this grant opportunity offered New Jersey-based applicants a chance to secure up to $75,000 to pilot or demonstrate innovative conservation solutions over one to three years, competing statewide for a limited number of awards. The intent was to accelerate practical conservation improvements by helping promising ideas move from concept to tested, adoptable approaches that can be used by producers, communities, and conservation partners across the state.Apply for USDA NRCS NJ CIG 17 01
- The Department of Agriculture, New Jersey State Office in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Innovation Grant (FY) 2017 Announcement for Program Funding" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 05, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 28, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, Small businesses.
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