OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Conservation Agreements Fiscal Year 2020 Announcement for Program Funding &#8211; Wisconsin
Description: Federal Awarding Agency Name: United States Department of Agriculture &#8211; Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wisconsin Funding Opportunity Title: Cooperative Conservation Agreements Fiscal Year 2020 Announcement for Program Funding &#8211; WisconsinAnnouncement Type: Initial Announcement Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NRCS-WI-CCA-20-GEN0010656Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.069, 10.902, 10.912, 10.924, and 10.931Funding Opportunity Announcement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of cooperative conservation agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership. Proposals will be accepted for projects located in the state of Wisconsin. 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. Key Dates Proposals must be received by 4:00 pm Central Standard Time on June 15, 2020. The agency anticipates notifying successful and unsuccessful applicants by June 30, 2020 and expects to have Federal awards in place by September 1, 2020. Questions regarding this announcement must be submitted to the Program Contact identified via email with the Opportunity Number in the subject line. Questions must be submitted by May 15, 2020. For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.
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GrantorContactText: Georgia L Welton &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 817-509-3520
CloseDateExplanation: Applicants must submit proposals via e-mail to the following address: WI.NRCS.Technical@wi.usda.govProposals must be received by 4:00 pm Central Standard Time on June 15, 2020.  Late submissions will not be reviewed or considered.  The agency will rely on system generated date and time receipt documented on the email to determine whether applications meet the submission deadline.  The agency will acknowledge receipt of proposals via e-mail.  An applicant who does not receive such an email acknowledgement within 15 days of their submission but believes he/she submitted a timely proposal must contact the NRCS program contact within 30 business days of the submission deadline.  Failure to do so will result in the proposal not being considered.