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Illinois Component
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Fiscal Year 2011 Announcement of Program Funding
Announcement Number: USDA-NRCS-IL-11-01
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGENCY: USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
Commodity Credit Corporation
ACTION: NOTICE
Illinois State Component Conservation Innovation Grants Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Announcement for Program Funding (APF) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number: 10.912
SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an
agency under the United States Department of Agriculture, is announcing
availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the
development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies
in the State of Illinois. Applications are accepted from all 50 States,
Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), and the Pacific Islands
Area (Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands) however, all project activity must occur in Illinois. Illinois NRCS
anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2011
will be approximately $550,000. Applications are requested from eligible
governmental or non-governmental organizations or individuals for competitive
consideration of grant awards for projects between 1 and 3 years in duration.
Funds will be awarded through a two-phase nationwide competitive grant
process which will include a pre-proposal for all applications, and a full
proposal package only for competitively selected pre-proposal applications,
pursuant to notification by NRCS. Both phases are described in this
announcement, but only pre-proposals are being solicited at this time.
This notice identifies the objectives for CIG projects, the eligibility
criteria for projects, and provides the instructions needed to apply to CIG.
Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the
provisions of this notice. Incomplete applications will be eliminated from
competition, and notification of elimination will be mailed to the applicants.
NRCS will request a full proposal package only from those applicants selected in
the pre-proposal phase.
APPLICATION DUE DATE AND ADDRESS:
Date: Applications for the pre-proposal phase must
be received at the Illinois NRCS State Office by 5 p.m. Central Standard Time
(CST), on January 28, 2011.
Notification of selected pre-proposal applications will be announced by February
11, 2011. Selected applicants will then be required to submit a full proposal
package to the Illinois NRCS State Office by 5 p.m. CST, on March 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The address for proposals sent via the United States Postal Service,
hand-delivered, express mail, or overnight courier service for pre-proposals and
applications is: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Innovation
Grants Program, 2118 W. Park Court, Champaign, IL 61821. The contact phone
number for hand delivered pre-proposals and applications is: (217) 353-6600.
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service, CIG Program
Attention: Ivan Dozier, ASTC-Programs
2118 West Park Court
Champaign, IL 61821
Contact phone numbers for hand-delivered applications are (217) 353-6600 or
(217) 353-6602.
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FY11 Announcement of Program Funding
Illinois Component 2010-11.pdf [PDF, 111 kb]
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Posted 1/14/2011
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