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Conservation Innovation Grants On-Farm Trials

Applications are due October 30, 2023.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that $50 million is available for Conservation Innovation Grants On-Farm Trials to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2023, applications will be accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing at least one of the following priorities: irrigation management technologies; feed management and enteric methane reduction; grazing lands; nutrient management; and soil health demonstration trials. For-profit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if their primary business is related to agriculture. Nonprofit entities are eligible for On-Farm Trials if they have experience working with agricultural producers.