Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NHQ ST 24 NOFO0001313
The Conservation Technical Assistance: Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) Cooperative Agreements opportunity is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding program listed under Assistance Listing (ALN) 10.902. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) numbered USDA-NRCS-NHQ-ST-24-NOFO0001313, NRCS is seeking to partner with outside organizations to expand the reach and capacity of conservation technical assistance focused on grazing lands. The larger aim is to help agricultural producers conserve natural resources while strengthening the resilience of working lands, and to do so in a way that is accessible and equitable, with specific emphasis on historically underserved farmers and ranchers and Native American tribal governments and organizations.
The core purpose of the NOFO is to fund cooperative agreements that increase on-the-ground and community-level support for grazing planning and the implementation, monitoring, and improvement of conservation practices on grazing operations. Funded projects can also include educational and capacity-building activities such as conferences, trainings, demonstrations, producer learning networks, workforce development efforts, and research and outreach that support improved grazing management and conservation outcomes. NRCS frames this as a collaborative approach, relying on a diverse set of partners to deliver technical assistance at a scale that NRCS alone cannot provide. The opportunity sits within broader FY 2024 GLCI investments, which also include NRCS-delivered technical assistance for grazing and support for the National Grazing Lands Coalition to help state grazing coalitions develop and persist, including meaningful participation by historically underserved producers and tribal governments and organizations.
NRCS anticipates approximately $22 million in total funding for FY 2024 under this NOFO, split into two agreement categories based on project length and award size. For longer projects, NRCS expects to make $14,000,000 available for three- or four-year cooperative agreements, with a federal funding floor of $350,000 and a ceiling of $1,000,000 per award (these amounts refer to the total federal share for the entire agreement, not per year). For shorter projects, NRCS expects to make $8,000,000 available for one- or two-year cooperative agreements, with a federal funding floor of $100,000 and a ceiling of $300,000 per award. Applicants can choose which track to apply to, depending on project scope and timeline.
The application deadline is May 26, 2024, by 11:59 pm Eastern Time, and applications must be submitted through Grants.gov. NRCS notes that Grants.gov technical problems are handled by Grants.gov Applicant Support (not NRCS staff), and provides the standard support phone number (1-800-518-4726) and email (support@grants.gov). For questions about the content of the NOFO itself, applicants are directed to the federal awarding agency contact listed in Section G of the full NOFO, with the caveat that the agency will only address questions tied to clarifying the NOFO (for example, dates, page references, or resolving discrepancies) and will not provide feedback on eligibility interpretations for specific situations or on the strengths of a proposed project. NRCS estimates selections will be made by June 25, 2024, with awards executed by September 30, 2024, though those dates are explicitly subject to change.
Eligibility is described broadly and includes a mix of organizations and entities positioned to deliver conservation technical assistance and related education or outreach. The NOFO indicates eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations, certain nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are not institutions of higher education), and individuals, among others, with additional emphasis in the narrative on partner types such as farmer or rancher organizations, state and local conservation agencies, agricultural extension services, and land-grant and minority-serving institutions (including 1890 and 1994 land-grant institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, tribally controlled colleges and universities, and Asian American and Pacific Islander-serving institutions). Across eligibility and program priorities, NRCS repeatedly signals that proposals supporting or led by historically underserved producers and tribal entities, or that measurably improve access for those groups, align with the agency’s equity commitments.
Finally, NRCS emphasizes that these awards are federal financial assistance and encourages prospective applicants to take basic federal grants training. It points to the free “Grants 101” training hosted at cfo.gov, which covers the fundamentals that often trip up first-time applicants and subrecipients, including the main laws and regulations, the difference between assistance mechanisms, Uniform Guidance administrative requirements, cost principles, and risk management and single audit concepts. This training recommendation is meant to help applicants understand the compliance expectations that come with federal cooperative agreements, especially for organizations that have not previously managed federal assistance awards.Apply for USDA NRCS NHQ ST 24 NOFO0001313
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Technical Assistance: Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) Cooperative Agreements" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.902.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-26. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Individuals, Others.
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