Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS OH CTA 24 NOFO0001377
The Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Energy Technical Assistance opportunity is a federal funding competition aimed at expanding climate-smart agriculture and forestry (CSAF) work in Ohio, with a particular emphasis on conservation practices that improve on-farm energy efficiency. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), NRCS is looking to fund a partner (or partners) that can help deliver technical assistance both to NRCS and to agricultural producers implementing energy-related conservation practices. The broader intent is to strengthen the technical capacity available in the state so that energy-focused conservation planning, design, and implementation can be carried out more effectively and at greater scale, supporting CSAF goals.
Funding is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which generally means the selected partner will work closely with NRCS in an ongoing, coordinated way rather than simply receiving a pass-through grant with minimal federal involvement. Up to $1,500,000 is available in fiscal year 2024, and NRCS expects to make about two awards. Agreements will run for five years, with the possibility that additional funds could be added in later years if funding becomes available and if Ohio workload and federal budget conditions support it. While the initial ceiling is clearly defined, the NOFO also signals that total resources over the life of the project may fluctuate based on federal appropriations and program demand in Ohio.
The work is tied to NRCS climate-smart agriculture and forestry mitigation activities, and applicants are directed to NRCS’s CSAF mitigation activities list for context on the types of practices and outcomes NRCS is prioritizing (including energy efficiency-related actions). In practical terms, the partnership is expected to help NRCS and producers with the technical side of adopting energy practices, which can include guidance, planning support, and other specialized assistance that makes it easier for producers to implement conservation measures correctly and document results.
A wide range of applicant types are eligible, including state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the nonprofit category. The assistance listing and program framing place this opportunity at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and natural resources, and it is associated with CFDA (Assistance Listing) 10.902.
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, and the deadline is May 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. The NOFO notes that Grants.gov account or submission troubleshooting must go through Grants.gov Applicant Support (phone: 1-800-518-4726; email: support@grants.gov), and that NRCS awarding agency staff cannot help with Grants.gov account issues. Questions about the content of the NOFO itself are directed to the federal awarding agency contact listed in Section G of the full notice, but inquiries are limited to clarifications about the published NOFO (such as dates, page references, or discrepancies) rather than discussions about eligibility judgments or the strength of a specific proposal.
NRCS anticipates completing selections by June 24, 2024, and executing awards by July 24, 2024, though these dates are explicitly estimates and may change. The opportunity is listed as USDA NRCS OH CTA 24 NOFO0001377, created March 25, 2024, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000 and an expected two awards under a cooperative agreement structure.Apply for USDA NRCS OH CTA 24 NOFO0001377
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service Energy Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.902.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-25.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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