OpportunityTitle: Soil Carbon Monitoring Training and Outreach Agreements
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Members of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network.
Description: Notice of Funding Opportunity Summary NRCS is announcing the availability of four regional funding agreements to provide training and outreach for assessing and monitoring the effects of Climate-smart practices on soil carbon sequestration and the use of a NRCS conservation evaluation and monitoring activity that provides financial assistance to producers for deep core soil organic carbon measurement. For FY 2022 NRCS has made $8 million total available for 4 agreements targeting the Northeast, Southeast, Central, and West regions of the United States; 1 agreement will be awarded in each of the regions. The maximum amount for a single region award in FY 2022 is $2 million and the minimum funding for each award is $1.5 million. The agreement may be 2 to 4 years in duration. Applications will be accepted from eligible entities and must include a strategy to reach equity in historically underserved communities. For new users of Grants.gov, see Section D. for information about steps required before submitting an application via Grants.gov. Key Dates Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on November 28, 2022. For technical issues with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518- 4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. For inquiries specific to the content of the NFO requirements, contact the Federal awarding agency contact (section G of this NFO). Please limit questions to those regarding specific information contained in this NFO (such as dates, page numbers, clarification of discrepancies, etc.) Questions related to eligibility, or the merits of a specific proposal will not be addressed. The agency anticipates making selections by January 9, 2023 and expects to execute awards by February 20, 2023. These dates are estimates and are subject to change. ***Webinar*** Greetings applicants. Please join the Soil Health Division as we describe the opportunity linked here on grants.gov. Date: Friday, November 4th, 2022 Time: 2pm EST Agenda: Presentation on Opportunity by Acting National Soil Health Specialist, Michael Margo Brief review of application process, Grants Management Team General questions regarding the opportunity Thank you for your interest. For questions, please contact: carl.koch@usda.gov and Michael.margo@usda.gov Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 267 275 979 625 Passcode: Qv8vnP Download Teams   Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 202-650-0123,,403325832# United States, Washington DC Phone Conference ID: 403 325 832# Find a local number   Reset PIN Learn More   Meeting options
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GrantorContactText: Sundii R Johnson &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time.