Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS IL CTA 21 002 NOFO0001081
The FY21 NRCS-IL Monarch Butterfly Opportunity is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Illinois. It is offered as a cooperative agreement and is focused on improving monarch butterfly and broader pollinator habitat on lands that already have Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easements. The underlying goal of those easements is to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on eligible properties, and this funding is meant to add targeted habitat restoration work that supports monarchs and other pollinators while staying consistent with NRCS conservation standards and technical specifications.
Funded partners are expected to deliver on-the-ground technical and implementation services needed to carry out monarch habitat restoration plans on WRP easements. The work described includes activities such as site assessment and planning, preparing sites for planting, procuring appropriate seed, completing seeding, and supporting establishment practices so plantings successfully take hold. In practice, this means applicants should be prepared to manage the full chain of habitat restoration tasks, from evaluating existing conditions and designing a restoration approach through installation and early-stage establishment support, all aligned with NRCS requirements.
Applications are open to eligible entities as described in the notice (the eligibility category is listed broadly as "Others," with details provided in the opportunity's additional eligibility information). NRCS indicates that proposals will be reviewed first for completeness and compliance with the requirements in the notice of funding opportunity. Any submission that is incomplete or does not follow the stated rules will be removed from consideration, and the applicant will be notified that it was eliminated for that reason. This makes it especially important that applicants follow the instructions closely, submit every required component, and meet formatting and submission rules.
The total maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $178,000, and NRCS anticipates making about five awards. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 10.072 and is categorized under agriculture, environment, and natural resources, reflecting its blend of conservation planning and habitat restoration implementation.
The application deadline is June 5, 2021, with submissions required through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. For Grants.gov technical problems, applicants are directed to Grants.gov Applicant Support (1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov), and NRCS staff note that they cannot help with Grants.gov account issues. Questions about the funding notice itself could be submitted up to June 5, 2021, and NRCS planned to post responses on Grants.gov about two weeks before the due date. NRCS expected to announce selections by June 30, 2021, and aimed to finalize and execute awards by September 30, 2021.Apply for USDA NRCS IL CTA 21 002 NOFO0001081
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the agriculture, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY21 NRCS-IL Monarch Butterfly Opportunity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.072.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 05, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 05, 2021 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 $178,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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