2008 Conservation Innovation (CIG) Grants - State Component

State Grant Component

In 2008, Montana NRCS is again making available $500,000 for the state component of CIG. The final funding amount may be more or less than the available amount and will be at the discretion of the Montana state conservationist. The Montana CIG State Component announcement of funding was approved by the Montana state conservationist on February 20, 2008 and approval to post the announcement to Grants.gov was given on February 26, 2008. The deadline for Montana NRCS to receive any submitted proposal is Wednesday, April 16, 2008.

UPDATE - The announcement period closed on April 16, 2008. NRCS received 18 proposals requesting over $1.0 million in CIG funds. After an evaluation period the Technical Peer Review Panel will meet in May and tentative funding decisions are expected by June. Successful applicants will work with NRCS to develop acceptable agreement deliverables before the agreements are finalized in June and July.

2008 Grant Application Materials

Materials that are needed to submit a CIG application in Montana are posted below. Several of these documents are unique to the Montana CIG competition and should be reviewed closely.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Fiscal Year 2008 Montana Announcement of Program Funding (125 KB)

Montana Fiscal Year 2008 Project Summary Sheet (58 KB)

Montana Fiscal Year 2008 Progress Report Template (41 KB)

• Approved Standard SF 424 Forms at the Grants.gov website.
• SF 424: Core Form
• SF 424 A: Budget Information - Non-Construction Programs
• SF 424 B: Assurances - Non-Construction Programs
• Montana Fiscal Year 2008 Application Package Check List
• Obtaining a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number

Rules, Notices, and Additional Information

CIG 2005 Final Rule, 7 CFR 1466 (PDF; 64 KB)

CIG 2004 Interim Final Rule, (PDF; 133 KB)

Fact Sheet (PDF; 49 KB)

Key Points (PDF; 49 KB)

Questions and Answers (PDF; 50 KB)

Program Description (PDF; 51 KB)

State CIG Awards

• Fiscal Year 2007 State Component Awards
• Fiscal Year 2006 State Component Awards
• Fiscal Year 2005 State Component Awards

For More Information

For more information please see the National NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants webpage, read the information in the files listed above, or contact one of the Montana NRCS personnel listed below.

Contacts

<Vacant>, Program Specialist
Phone: To Be Determined
Email: To Be Determined

Carrie Mosley, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: 406-587-6967
Email: Carrie.Mosley