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.

Supplementary Information:

• PART I - Funding Opportunity Description
• PART II - State Component Processes
• PART III - Eligibility Information
• PART IV - Pre-Proposals Submission Information
• PART V - Application Information for Full Proposals
• Part VI - Full Application Review
• PART VII - Award Information and Administration
• PART VIII - Agency Contacts
• PART IX - Other Information:
  • Part IX - Pre-Proposal Package Check List
  • Part IXb - Full Application Package Check List

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Posted 1/14/2011