Grant Agreement Funding Opportunity for Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) in Nebraska
ID: 352306Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)

Award Range

$10K - $100K

Eligible Applicants

Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments

Funding Category

Natural Resources

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352306
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Feb 12, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Apr 12, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is offering Grant Agreements to Federally recognized tribal governments in Nebraska. The purpose of these grants is to leverage NRCS resources, address local natural resource issues, encourage collaboration, and develop Tribal and community-level conservation leadership. The grants are for projects lasting up to 3 years and cover two main initiatives.

The first initiative is the Tribal Food Sovereignty and Food Production Grants, which aim to increase Tribal food sovereignty in Nebraska. This involves supporting best practices that enhance the production of food, fiber, wildlife, and forestry products using conservation systems. The grants also seek to create or enhance sustainably produced and processed food markets, as well as promote conservation education, traditional food production education, stewardship, and natural resource management.

The second initiative focuses on reaching out to historically underserved clients and providing them with technical and financial assistance. The objective is to increase technical and programmatic conservation delivery by identifying and addressing cultural and program barriers that limit NRCS assistance. This includes providing outreach and education on NRCS programs and technical materials, assisting underserved clients in seeking and obtaining NRCS assistance, and offering planning assistance.

The total funding available for this program in fiscal year 2024 is $500,000. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the eligibility criteria and application instructions outlined in the notice. The deadline for submitting applications via Grants.gov is April 12th, 2024, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The agency anticipates making selections by May 12th, 2024, and expects to execute awards by September 15th, 2024.

For more information and to access the full Notice of Funding Opportunity, please refer to the Related Documents Tab. If you have any questions related to preparing application content, you can contact Cassandra L Hayes, the Grants Management Specialist, at cassandra.hayes@usda.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
cassandra.hayes@usda.gov
Files
Title
Posted
Applicant Contact Information_20230227 (1).pdf
4/10/2024
Current_and_Pending_Support_Table_20230404.xlsx
4/10/2024
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