Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024
ID: 353379Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS)

Award Range

$250K - $25M

Eligible Applicants

Small Businesses

Funding Category

Natural Resources

Funding Instrument

Other

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/353379
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Apr 3, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Jul 2, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 is a federal grant opportunity posted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The RCPP promotes the coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. Through this program, NRCS seeks to co-invest with partners to implement projects that provide solutions to conservation challenges and improve resource concerns. The RCPP is open to small businesses and various organizations, including agricultural or silvicultural producer associations, state or local governments, Indian tribes, farmer cooperatives, water districts, and institutions of higher education. The grant requires cost sharing or matching and offers an award ceiling of $25,000,000 and an award floor of $250,000. The estimated total program funding is $1,500,000,000. Proposals must be submitted through the RCPP portal by 4:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 2, 2024. For more information, interested applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate State Conservationists and state RCPP coordinators or visit the RCPP website.

Point(s) of Contact
rcpp@usda.gov
Files
Title
Posted
USDA-NRCS-NHQ-RCPP-24-NOFO0001354.pdf
4/10/2024
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