Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS ID CIG 18 01
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity for FY 2018 in Idaho was a competitive grant program designed to encourage new and creative conservation solutions in agriculture. The central purpose of the program was to stimulate the development and on-the-ground adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, with project work taking place within the state of Idaho. In practice, this means NRCS was looking for proposals that go beyond standard conservation practice implementation by testing, demonstrating, piloting, adapting, or otherwise advancing ideas that can improve natural resource outcomes and can realistically be adopted by producers or land managers.
This funding opportunity was issued under the title "NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 - Idaho" with the funding opportunity number USDA NRCS ID CIG 18 01, and it falls under CFDA 10.912 (Agriculture). The mechanism was a grant (FundingInstrumentType: Grant), and it was listed in the Mandatory opportunity category in the posting. The sponsoring agency was the U.S. Department of Agriculture, specifically NRCS (USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office).
In terms of funding size and likely awards, NRCS made available up to $150,000 total for Idaho CIG awards in FY 2018. The maximum amount that could be requested (or awarded) for a single project was capped at $75,000, which effectively encourages smaller pilot-scale or targeted demonstration efforts rather than very large multi-state research projects. The posting anticipated around three awards (ExpectedAwards: 3), which aligns with the total pool and the individual award cap. Proposed projects were allowed to run from one to three years, providing flexibility for applicants who needed a single field season to test an approach as well as those who needed multiple seasons to validate results, refine methods, or demonstrate adoption and performance under varying conditions.
Eligibility was broadly open. NRCS invited applications from all non-Federal entities and from individuals, with one clear restriction: Federal agencies were not eligible to apply. The posting lists eligible applicants as "Unrestricted," meaning the program was open to a wide range of organizations and people as long as they were not a Federal agency. For Idaho, this typically could include producers, tribes, local governments, universities and colleges (as non-federal entities), conservation districts, nonprofits, and private sector partners, among others, provided the project itself was carried out in Idaho and met the program intent of conservation innovation and adoption.
The timeline for the opportunity was straightforward. The announcement was created on March 13, 2018, and the original application closing date was May 11, 2018. Applicants therefore had roughly two months to develop and submit proposals that addressed the program goals, assembled any partnerships needed to implement the work, and outlined how their innovation would be tested, demonstrated, and moved toward broader use.
Overall, this FY 2018 Idaho CIG opportunity was a modest-sized, state-focused NRCS grant competition meant to move practical conservation innovation from concept to field-level use. With up to $75,000 per award and project periods of up to three years, the program was positioned to support applied projects that could show real-world conservation benefits and help accelerate adoption of improved practices or technologies across Idaho agriculture and working lands.Apply for USDA NRCS ID CIG 18 01
- The Department of Agriculture, USDA-NRCS-MSD-Ft Worth Office in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 – Idaho" 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 Mar 13, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2018. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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