South Carolina Funding Opportunity | USDA NRCS SC NWQI 19 GEN0010196

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS SC NWQI 19 GEN0010196

The South Carolina Funding Opportunity is a competitive federal funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), South Carolina State Office. The purpose is to fund the development of watershed assessment plans that will support the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) program, which is implemented through NRCSs Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). In practical terms, NRCS is looking for a partner organization that already has experience and technical expertise in watershed assessment planning and can produce planning products that help target and improve water quality work in priority watersheds.

This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient will likely work in coordination with NRCS during the project rather than operating completely independently. NRCS expects to make one award, with an award ceiling of up to 200,000 dollars total, and the project period is one year. The funding is intended to support the specific planning effort described in the solicitation, not a multi-year implementation program, and applicants should shape their scope of work around a one-year timeline and deliverables that are realistic within that period.

Eligible applicants include Federally recognized tribal governments, state and local units of government, non-governmental organizations, and institutions of higher learning. The solicitation also notes eligibility under an "Others" category, with clarification to be provided in the full eligibility language of the announcement, but the core message is that both governmental entities and qualified non-government partners may apply, as long as they can demonstrate the relevant watershed planning capability.

The application deadline is firm: proposals had to be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on July 8, 2019. After the deadline, NRCS planned to notify applicants of their status within about 30 days. The anticipated award date was around August 8, 2019, and applicants were instructed to plan for a project start date of September 1, 2019. The agency also emphasizes that proposals would be screened first for completeness and compliance with the notice requirements; incomplete or noncompliant submissions would be removed from consideration and the applicant would be informed.

For reference and tracking, the funding opportunity title is "South Carolina Funding Opportunity" and the funding opportunity number is USDA NRCS SC NWQI 19 GEN0010196. The funding activity categories are agriculture, environment, and natural resources, and the CFDA number listed is 10.902, which corresponds to NRCS conservation-related assistance programs.

• The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "South Carolina Funding Opportunity" 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 May 08, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 08, 2019 Proposals must be received by 500 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on July 8, 2019.. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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