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This document provides details on a Notice of Funding Opportunity from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service for Conservation Innovation Grants in the Caribbean Area for federal fiscal year 2024. Up to $500,000 is available for projects carried out in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a maximum award of $100,000 for individual projects ranging from one to three years in duration. Eligible applicants include special district governments, tribal governments, for-profit organizations, city and township governments, small businesses, higher education institutions, public housing authorities, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, tribal organizations, individuals, counties, independent school districts, and other entities. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by May 15, 2024. Awards are anticipated to be executed by July 30, 2024. The funding is assigned under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality through voluntary practices on agricultural lands.