Conservation Innovation Grants - North Dakota

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production.  Under CIG, Environmental Quality Incentives Program funds are used to award competitive grants to non-Federal governmental or non-governmental organizations, Tribes, or individuals.  CIG enables NRCS to work with other public and private entities to accelerate technology transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches to address some of the Nation's most pressing natural resource concerns.  CIG will benefit agricultural producers by providing more options for environment enhancement and compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations.  NRCS administers CIG.  The CIG requires a 50-50 match between the agency and the applicant.

Conservation Innovation Grants in 2009

CIG has two competitions in fiscal year 2009 - National and State

National Competition - Proposals due March 20, 2009

• Natural Resource Concerns category -- Up to $5 million available for proposals addressing one or more of the CIG natural resource concerns.  This category was also offered in FY 2004, FY 2005, FY 2006, FY 2007 and FY 2008 awards.
• Technology category -- Up to $6 million available for proposals addressing one or more of the CIG technology categories.  This category was offered for the first time in FY 2006.
• Grant Leveraging category -- up to $4 million to pilot the leveraging of CIG grants projects that provide further grants that align with the purposes of CIG.  This is the first year CIG offers this category.
• Chesapeake Bay Watershed category -- Up to $5 million available for proposals addressing one or more of the CIG natural resource concerns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.  This category was also offered in FY 2005, FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.
  
  For more information see:  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig/index.html
   

North Dakota Competitions - Proposals due May 15, 2009

North Dakota 2009 Grant Application Materials

The following documents require Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Word.

ND CIG Fact Sheet for 2009 - NEW  (PDF; 31 KB)
ND FY09 CIG Announcement of Program Funding - NEW  (PDF; 101 KB)
ND FY09 CIG Application Package Check List - NEW  (PDF; 21 KB)
SF-424A Supplemental Instructions  (PDF; 17 KB)
Example of a completed SF-424A  (PDF; 126 KB)
Project Summary Sheet (Template)  (PDF; 13 KB)
SF-424 - Application Cover Sheet Instructions  (PDF; 32 KB)
SF-424 - Application Cover Sheet (Core Form)  (PDF; 807 KB)
          SF-424 Core Form, Word Version  (DOC; 261 KB)
SF-424A - Budget Information  (PDF; 245 KB)
SF-424B - Certifications  (PDF; 74 KB)
Obtaining a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number  (PDF; 23 KB)

All OMB standard forms (SF) necessary for CIG submission are available on the following OMB website:
www.grants.gov/agencies/aapproved_standard_forms.jsp

Rules, Notices, and Additional Information

The following documents require Acrobat Reader.

Final Rule - Published 1/11/05  (PDF; 43 KB)
Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments - Published 3/29/2004  (PDF; 64 KB)
Fact Sheet  (PDF; 117 KB)
Key Points  (PDF; 48 KB)
Program Description  (PDF; 51 KB)
Questions and Answers  (PDF; 49 KB)

Program Contacts

Jennifer Heglund
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: 701-530-2095
Email: jennifer.heglund@nd.usda.gov

Ron Herr
Resource Conservationist
Phone: 701-530-2051
Email: ronald.herr@nd.usda.gov

2008 CIG Information
 

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