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California Conservation Innovation Grant Program (CIG) - 2009

The 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. These projects may be watershed-based, regional, or statewide in scope. State, tribal, and local governmental entities, non-governmental organizations, and individuals may apply. Selection will be based on the criteria established in this notice, and selected applicants may receive grants of up to 50 percent of the total project cost. Applicants must provide non-Federal funding for at least 50 percent of the project cost. Up to 50 percent (25 percent of the total project cost) of the applicant's match may be from in-kind contributions. The remainder must be cash.

CIG has two competitions available in fiscal year 2009 -- National and State. The announcement for program funding for the National competition is available below. Each State administering a CIG competition will announce funding availability through separate announcement.

The California 2009 CIG program application process closed on Friday, May 22, 2009.

Approved California 2009 CIG Proposals

The following CIG proposals were selected for funding for fiscal year 2009.

Organization Title Purpose Federal Dollars Requested Non-Federal Dollar Contribution
Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) Developing Best Plants, Best Practices, and Online Guide Add practices and plants for 10 MLRAs to NRCS Vegetative Guide Database.

$46,185.00

$46,185.00
Antelope Valley RCD Dustbusters Task Force Handbook Production for Wind Erosion Reduction and Air Quality Improvement Transfer innovative wind erosion and air quality technology dev by dustbusters task force to a broad spectrum of land users.

$55,163.00

$89,703.00

Xerces Society Inc. Pollinator Conservation in California's Agricultural Landscapes Development and field trial of specific pollinator habitat planting strategies for California. $75,000.00 $87,063.00
Sotoyome Conservation District Northern Sonoma County Vineyard Water Conservation & Mobile Water Lab Program Increase water conservation and secure water supply for agriculture and fisheries in valleys of the Russian River watershed. $74,505.00 $74,505.00
Monterey RCD Adaptation of Innovative Vegetative Treatments Adaptation of Innovative Vegetative Treatments. $75,000.00 $100,000.00
Del Norte Resource Conservation District Real Time Weather Data for Irrigation & Pest Mgmt To use real time weather data for irrigation & pest management.

$6,000.00

 

$6,000.00

 
Defenders of Wildlife Feasibility of Eco-System Service payments and Markets for California Rangeland Resource Enhancement Determine feasibility of applying eco-system service markets to benefit California ranchers and provide policy recommendations to state and federal authorities. $74,480.00 $76,880.00
California Native Plant Society California Rangeland Monitoring and Mapping Focusing Upon Central Valley and Carrizo Plain Grassland Habitat To establish knowledge of natural grasslands, associated plant communities and invasive plant threats on grazing lands in California. $32,470.00 $34,470.00
    TOTALS $438,803.00 $514,806.00
National CIG Competition

Follow the link to obtain information and application assistance on the National CIG Competition: 2009 NRCS nationally-administered CIG grant program.

California CIG Competition

The CIG final rule describes the state component of CIG. The Request for Proposals (RFP) or fiscal year 2009 CIG program announcement is available from this website at the links below. The announcement describes California state CIG program requirements and application process. The intent of the state component is to provide flexibility to NRCS State Conservationists to target CIG funds to individual producers and smaller organizations that may possess promising innovations, but may not compete well on the larger scale of the national grants competition. The California state component of CIG is announced on this website and through public notices, separately from the national notice.

2009 Grant Application Materials and Support Information

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California FY 2009 CIG Program Announcement (Request for Proposals - RFP) (PDF; 81 KB)
Project Summary Sheet Template (DOC; 48 KB)
Standard Form 424 - Application for Federal Assistance (PDF; 808 KB)
Instructions for Form 424 (PDF; 33 KB)
Standard Form 424A - Budget Information (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Instructions for Form 424A (PDF; 40 KB)
Supplemental Instructions for Form 424A (PDF; 17 KB)
Standard Form 424B - Certifications (PDF; 82 KB)
DUNS Number Application Information (PDF; 23 KB)

Contacts

Alan Forkey, Program Manager
Phone: 530-792-5653
Email: Alan.Forkey@ca.usda.gov

Roney Gutierrez, Program Specialist
Phone: 530-792-5649
Email: Roney.Gutierrez@ca.usda.gov

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