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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Potential funding opportunity for native plant use and propagation to help support the adoption of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands.</span><br>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking new proposals for cutting-edge projects that will provide new conservation opportunities through its competitive Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
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<div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The 2020 national CIG focus areas for project proposals water reuse, water quality, air quality, energy, and wildlife
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<div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">All U.S.-based non-Federal entities and individuals are
eligible to apply. Complete funding announcement information can be accessed through the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/cig/?cid=nrcs143_008205" style="color: rgb(0, 87, 130); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conservation
Innovation Grants webpage</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">.</span></font></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CIG applications must be submitted through</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=326614" style="color: rgb(0, 87, 130); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grants.gov</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by
11:59 p.m. EDT on June 29, 2020. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A webinar for potential applicants is scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT on May 13, 2020. Information on how to participate in the webinar is posted
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online</a>. (Link is also available from the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/cig/?cid=nrcs143_008205" style="color: rgb(0, 87, 130); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CIG
website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">State NRCS offices are also able to fund and hold their own CIG competitions in addition to the National CIG signup. Please visit</span><a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/sitenav/national/states/" style="color: rgb(0, 87, 130)"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">NRCS
state office websites</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">for information about state
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<div><font color="#000000">Links:</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">View the full <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1579239" title="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1579239">
2020 CIG Announcement</a> </font></div>
<div>More info at <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/cig/?cid=nrcs143_008205" title="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/cig/?cid=nrcs143_008205">
CIG website</a></div>
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