Opportunity ID: 42448
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NRCS-HI-08-05 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Prescribed Grazing Management Monitoring and Certification Services for Farm Bill Programs |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.912 — Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 14, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Individuals State governments Independent school districts City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Hawaii State Office |
| Description: | The USDA is responsible for Farm Bill Programs intended to provide incentives for private lands conservation. The implementation of proper grazing strategies (referred to as prescribed grazing by NRCS) has been shown to reduce soil erosion, modulate runoff frequencies and peak flows within watersheds, improve health and vigor of desirable forage plants, improve animal health, welfare and average daily gains, and improve water quality. Those benefits have been observed and documented across the United States, and in other countries.
Since implementation of the first Farm Bill (1996), the NRCS in Hawaii has spent just under $8.4 million on grazing land conservation practices to improve resource conditions of those grazed lands. Conservation practices applied include prescribed grazing, fencing, pasture planting, range planting, and brush management. Only 14% of the cost-share dollars expended has been targeted to directly improving grazing management with the prescribed grazing conservation practice. The TSP will work with NRCS field office staff and producers to implement monitoring transects, collect annual grazing records (actual use records), determine forage-animal balance for the year, install rain gauges at each ranch and collect rainfall data with the producers, assist producers with contingency plan development and implementation, and assist the State Rangeland Management Specialist with review of draft ecological site descriptions on grazed lands. SEE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROJECT DESCRIPTION. Applicants must submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of their proposal to Melissa Skillings, Contract Specialist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 4-118, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850, NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM (HST), August 15, 2008. Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile. Proposals received after this time will not be considered. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Melissa Skillings
Contract Specialist Phone 808-541-2600 x122 Email:melissa.skillings@hi.usda.gov |
Version History
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| Agency Contact Information: | Melissa Skillings Contract Specialist Phone 808-541-2600 x122 Email: melissa.skillings@hi.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.912 | USDA-NRCS-HI-08-05 | Prescribed Grazing Management Monitoring and Certification Services for Farm Bill Programs | PKG00007938 | Jul 25, 2008 | Aug 15, 2008 | View |
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