The West Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture, is announcing potential availability of cooperative agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources to address natural resource issues throughout West Virginia.

Proposals

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will be accepted for projects located entirely within the state of West Virginia.

The overall intent of this announcement is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined further in this document, such as conservation planning and assistance.

Proposals will be accepted for competitive consideration of awards for projects between two and five years in duration.

Research proposals will not be accepted, nor considered as part of this announcement.

The total funding available for this announcement shall not exceed $1,000,00 0.

This is the total funding regardless of the number of approved proposals and number of years per proposal.

Eligible entities include the following:
City or township governmentsCounty governmentsIndividualsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State-controlled institutions of higher educationState governments Key Dates Proposals must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard time on July 8, 202 0.

Applicants will be notified of their selection by August 1, 2020 and awards will be made on or about September 15, 202 0.

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