South Carolina Urban, Community and Pollinator Garden Projects
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NRCS-SC-MULTI-24-NOFO0001343
- Agency
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National Resources Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $100,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Agriculture
- Environment
- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- City/Township Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Special District Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking proposals for cooperative agreement awards to support urban, community and pollinator garden projects located in South Carolina. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, higher education institutions, local and tribal governments, and small businesses to develop demonstration gardens through technical assistance. Proposals are due by May 4, 2024 and will be evaluated based on how the project addresses community needs, objectives and benefits, activities, budgets, and evaluations. The agency expects to make award selections by June 1, 2024 and execute agreements by August 30, 2024 for projects with a start date of September 1, 2024.
The cooperative agreements aim to leverage approximately $500,000 total through 10 awards between 1 to 3 years in duration. The projects must be performed in South Carolina to address issues like hunger, health, and beautification through establishing gardens that provide technical assistance on sustainable land use and conservation. Funding is provided under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program.
Synopsis
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2024. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of cooperative agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing healthy food discrepancies and encouraging collaboration between conservation partners to address hunger, health, and local-level beautification through providing technical assistance for the development of demonstration urban, community and pollinator gardens. Proposals are requested for competitive consideration for cooperative agreement awards for projects between 1 and 3 years in duration located in the State of South Carolina. See Section C.1 of this announcement for eligible applicant type. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant.
For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. of the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov.
Key Dates
Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 4, 2024. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.
For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the federal awarding agency contact (section G of this NFO). Please limit questions to those regarding specific information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies, etc.). Questions related to eligibility, or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed.
The agency anticipates making selections by June 1, 2024, and expects to execute awards by August 30, 2024. These dates are estimates and are subject to change. Projects may be between 1 and 3 years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on an estimated project start date of September 1, 2024.
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