$25 million available for on-farm conservation innovation grants
On July 25, 2022, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of $ 25 million in funding to advance the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation practices on agricultural lands. The funding is for on-farm trials, a subprogram of the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. CIGs are designed to support collaboration between NRCS and partners to implement on-the-ground conservation activities and evaluate their impacts. Participating farmers and ranchers receive payments to offset the risk and investments for testing out new conservation approaches.
The deadline to apply for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials is September 22, 2022.
CIG Basics
Authorized under the 2018 Farm Bill, the CIG program supports science-based solutions that benefit both farmers and the environment. As a subprogram of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), CIG projects are intended as a stepping-stone …