Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS PR 22 NOFO0001206
The Watershed Assessments for the National Water Quality Initiative funding opportunity is a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) discretionary cooperative agreement aimed at improving water quality planning in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands by developing watershed assessment plans. The work is tied to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and focuses on producing assessments using the specific watershed assessment template provided in the notice of funding opportunity (NFO). The overall intent is to generate high-quality, consistent watershed assessments that can guide NRCS and partners in targeting conservation actions and supporting National Water Quality Initiative efforts in priority watersheds.
NRCS makes a total of $150,000 available for this effort, with projects structured as 18-month cooperative agreements. The notice indicates an expected four awards, with an award ceiling of $75,000, meaning individual awards are not expected to exceed that amount. Because this is a cooperative agreement (not a standard grant), applicants should expect a more collaborative relationship with the federal agency during the period of performance, typically involving coordination, shared planning, and agency engagement in project execution.
The geographic and technical focus is on watershed-scale assessments defined by hydrologic boundaries: HUC12 watersheds for Puerto Rico and HUC14 watersheds for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The NFO identifies two priority directions for proposed assessments. One priority is the Rio Gurabo watershed in Puerto Rico (HUC 210100050407). The second priority is any HUC12 (or HUC14 in USVI) assessment that clearly supplements existing NRCS or partner work in specific locations, namely Rio Grande de Aasco (HUC 210100030212), Rio la Plata (HUC 210100050707), the Northwest St. Thomas Watershed (HUC 820821020001010010), or again Rio Gurabo (HUC 210100050407). While additional watershed proposals beyond these areas may be submitted and will be evaluated, the notice is clear that preference will go to proposals aligned with these named watersheds and the goal of strengthening or building on ongoing projects.
Eligibility is limited to non-federal entities (the NFO lists eligible applicants generally as "Others" and points readers to the eligibility section for details). Applicants are expected to propose an 18-month project that results in completed watershed assessment plans consistent with the required template, demonstrating expertise in watershed assessment planning and the ability to deliver the specific products NRCS is requesting. Proposals are screened first for completeness and compliance with the NFO instructions; submissions that are incomplete or do not follow the required format or rules are removed from consideration and the applicant is notified.
Applications had to be submitted through Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on May 25, 2022. The notice also emphasizes that technical support for Grants.gov issues must go through Grants.gov Applicant Support (not NRCS staff), and that NRCS will only respond to questions that clarify NFO content such as deadlines, page references, or discrepancies. Questions asking the agency to pre-judge eligibility or the strength of a particular project idea are explicitly discouraged and will not be addressed.
The anticipated timeline in the notice projected selections by June 30, 2022, with awards expected to be executed by September 30, 2022, noting that these dates were estimates and could change. The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA 10.912, falls under the Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources activity category, and is issued by USDA NRCS under opportunity number USDA NRCS PR 22 NOFO0001206, created April 15, 2022.Apply for USDA NRCS PR 22 NOFO0001206
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Watershed Assessments for the National Water Quality Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.912.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 15, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 25, 2022 Applications must be received by 1159 pm Eastern Time.. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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