Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers.
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2021, applications are accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing at least one of the following priorities:
Irrigation Management Technologies; Climate Smart Agricultural Solutions; Management Technologies and Strategies; and Soil Health Demonstration Trial.
Up to $25 million is available for On-Farm Trials in 202 1. NRCS anticipates that at least $10 million of On-Farm Trials funding in 2021 will be awarded to entities applying for the Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHD) component.
On-Farm Trials projects may be between three and five years in duration.
A webinar for On-Farm Trials applicants is scheduled for May 13, 2021 at 3 p.m.
Eastern Time.
Information on how to participate in the Microsoft Teams webinar is included in the notice of funding opportunity (NFO) included under the related documents tab.