Conservation Technical Asistance in outreach, | USDA NRCS EQIP CTA MS 18 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS EQIP CTA MS 18 01

The Conservation Technical Assistance in outreach opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA NRCS EQIP CTA MS 18 01) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), administered through the NRCS Mississippi State Office. The program is set up to support partners who are working toward the conservation, protection, and restoration of natural resources across the state of Mississippi. It is aimed at strengthening on-the-ground conservation outcomes by expanding the technical capacity available to farmers, landowners, and local conservation efforts, especially where added expertise, staffing, or specialized skills can help practices get planned, adopted, and implemented more effectively.

This opportunity uses a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument, which generally indicates a more collaborative relationship between NRCS and the award recipient than a standard grant. In practical terms, recipients should expect to coordinate closely with NRCS on goals, deliverables, and how the technical assistance will be delivered. The core purpose is to provide technical assistance in areas such as outreach, education, technology, and engineering, with a clear emphasis on applying the newest technology and the most current methods available. The intent is not only to deliver standard conservation assistance, but to promote up-to-date best management practices, encourage innovative and forward-looking approaches, and improve how efficiently and economically conservation services are delivered.

The activities supported under this announcement fall within the broad categories of agriculture, education, environment, and natural resources, and the listing references CFDA numbers 10.902 and 10.912. While the notice centers on Mississippi, it is designed to bring in a wide range of conservation partners who can help NRCS reach more people, improve practice adoption, and modernize how conservation planning and implementation support is provided. Projects may involve developing or delivering educational programming, creating outreach strategies and materials that increase awareness and participation in conservation programs, applying modern tools or data-driven approaches to conservation decision-making, or offering engineering-related expertise that supports design and implementation of conservation solutions.

Eligibility is broad and intentionally inclusive, covering many of the organizations that commonly play a role in conservation delivery. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories); and even individuals. This wide eligibility suggests NRCS is interested in partnering with traditional governmental entities as well as universities, nonprofits, tribal partners, and qualified individuals who can contribute specialized capabilities to conservation technical assistance and outreach.

In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is listed as $275,000, and NRCS anticipated making approximately 18 awards. That combination suggests NRCS expected to support multiple projects of moderate size rather than a single large statewide initiative, potentially allowing for a variety of partner types and project approaches across different regions, resource concerns, or audiences in Mississippi. The opportunity was created June 27, 2018, with an original closing date of July 30, 2018 at 4:30 PM CST, indicating a time-limited application window for that cycle.

Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as a capacity-building and service-delivery support program for conservation in Mississippi, with a strong push toward modern methods and practical innovation. Competitive proposals would likely be those that show clear alignment with NRCS conservation goals, demonstrate credible technical expertise, explain how outreach or education will translate into real adoption of conservation practices, and present a plan for delivering results efficiently and cost-effectively while using current technology and best practices.

• The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, education, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Technical Asistance in outreach," and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.902, 10.912.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2018 0430pm CST. (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 $275,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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