The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state-and-community-level

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conservation leadership.

Successful applicant proposals must originate from Iowa and focus on conservation issues as noted in Section I (B) of this notice.

Collaborative projects that provide on-the-ground support for Iowa NRCS Field Offices are highly encouraged.

Research proposals will be returned to the applicant.

NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2018 will be up to $3,000,00 0. 0 0.

Proposals are requested from eligible governmental or non- governmental organizations, and institutions of higher learning for competitive consideration of awards for projects between 1 and 5 years in duration.

This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects.

Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice.

Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant.