Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS KY CIG GEN0010198
The Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity, offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is a discretionary grant program focused on encouraging new and improved conservation practices that can be used alongside active agricultural production. The core goal is to spur innovation in how farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners manage natural resources, with an emphasis on approaches and technologies that can be tested in real-world conditions and then adopted more broadly.
CIG is designed to move promising ideas from concept to practical use. Projects funded under this opportunity are expected to produce results that can be transferred into everyday agricultural operations or incorporated into NRCS technical resources, such as manuals and guidance documents, or otherwise made available to the private sector. In other words, the program is not just about research for research's sake; it is about proving out workable solutions and helping them spread, whether through standard NRCS conservation planning tools, industry uptake, or producer adoption.
The types of projects typically supported include pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. Pilot projects and demonstrations usually focus on trying out innovative methods in field settings to show performance, feasibility, and benefits under local conditions. On-farm conservation research, as defined in the opportunity, specifically means an applied investigation aimed at answering a clear conservation question using a statistically valid study design, while using farm-scale equipment on working lands such as farms, ranches, or private forest lands. This definition highlights that funded research should be practical, measurable, and grounded in how producers actually operate, rather than small-scale laboratory work.
The funding opportunity is identified as "Conservation Innovation Grants" with the funding opportunity number USDA NRCS KY CIG GEN0010198. It falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 10.912. The funding instrument is a grant. The agency listed is the Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. The opportunity was created on May 15, 2019, with an original closing date of June 14, 2019, indicating a time-limited application window for that cycle.
In terms of award size and expected reach, the listed award ceiling is $75,000, and the program anticipated making about 20 awards. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, though applicants are still subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may be included in the full announcement under the "Additional Information on Eligibility" section. Overall, the program targets practical innovation that can be demonstrated, validated, and ultimately scaled so that conservation improvements become accessible and usable for producers and partners.Apply for USDA NRCS KY CIG GEN0010198
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Innovation Grants" 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 May 15, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 14, 2019. (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 20 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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