Arkansas FY19 APF

The NRCS Arkansas State Office, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support from and opportunities to partner with likeminded natural resource conservation partners. The overall intent of this solicitation is to solicit partnerships to provide direct technical services to assist producers to plan and/or implement conservation practices throughout Arkansas and reach objectives and priorities outlined further in this document.Proposals will be accepted from Arkansas. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2019 will be approximately $5,000,000. Proposals are requested from eligible entities, non-profits, governmental or non-governmental organization and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of awards from projects between one and five years in duration.This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant applications will be eliminated from competition and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multiyear applications submitted by eligible entities.