California Conservation Innovation Grant Program
Deadline: April 20, 2007
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the availability of $375,000 to be awarded through the Conservation Innovative Grant (CIG) program in California.
Project grants of up to $75,000 each require a 50 percent non-federal match and are available to state and local agencies, tribes, community organizations, businesses, and others wishing to develop, test, implement, and transfer innovative environmental solutions. Federal agencies are not eligible for this program.
CIG proposals will be accepted from eligible applicants for projects of one to three years. Eligible projects must involve at least one agricultural producer who is eligible for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
The grants will fund projects targeting NRCS statewide priorities. Typically, successful projects will support innovative on-the-ground conservation using methods such as pilot projects and/or field demonstrations. Project proposals must address at least one of the following: technological areas such as market-based pollution credit trading; agricultural conservation systems; energy related projects; carbon sequestration; wildlife habitat; or other technology. CIG grants cannot fund research projects.
For additional information regarding the program announcement and application, visit California's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
