Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NRCS NM CIG 19 01 GEN0010085
The New Mexico Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) opportunity is a competitive USDA funding program run through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). It is offered as a discretionary grant/cooperative agreement opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA NRCS NM CIG 19 01 GEN0010085; CFDA 10.912) that was created on March 28, 2019, with an original application deadline of May 28, 2019. The program anticipated making about two awards, with an award ceiling of $75,000 per award.
CIG exists under the legal authority of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), specifically 16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8. In practical terms, that means CIG is not a standalone statute; it is a component of EQIP, and it is administered by NRCS under the funding and administrative authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The Secretary of Agriculture delegates EQIP (including CIG) administration to the Chief of NRCS, who also serves as a Vice President of the CCC, tying the program to USDAs broader conservation and agricultural production mission.
The core purpose of CIG is to drive innovation in conservation in ways that still work alongside real-world agricultural production. The focus is on developing and encouraging adoption of new or improved conservation approaches and technologies, not just planning or general outreach. The program is designed to support ideas that can be tested, demonstrated, and then moved into broader use, either by agricultural producers directly, through NRCS technical manuals and guides (so they become part of NRCS-recognized conservation practice knowledge), or through private-sector channels.
Projects funded under this opportunity are generally expected to be applied and field-based, emphasizing pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. The intent is to move beyond theory and into on-the-ground validation that shows whether an approach is workable, measurable, and transferable. The notice specifically defines on-farm conservation research as an investigation aimed at answering a specific applied conservation question using a statistically valid design and using farm-scale equipment on actual working landscapes such as farms, ranches, or private forest lands. That definition signals that proposals should be built around clear research questions, credible methods, and real production settings, with results that can stand up to scrutiny and be replicated by others.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility section of the announcement, indicating the program may accept applications from various non-federal entities depending on the detailed eligibility language in the full notice. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted funding stream for proving out innovative conservation solutions in New Mexico under NRCS leadership, with an emphasis on practical testing and a clear pathway to adoption and technology transfer.Apply for USDA NRCS NM CIG 19 01 GEN0010085
- The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NM Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)" 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 Mar 28, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 28, 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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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