Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FSA MULTI CRP 22 NOFO0001210
The Conservation Reserve Program Access and Engagement Assessment is a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) cooperative agreement funding opportunity intended to identify and address barriers that keep producers and landowners from participating in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The central purpose is twofold: first, to assess institutional and policy-related obstacles within USDA systems and processes that may limit CRP enrollment or make participation harder than it needs to be, and second, to develop better ways to market and communicate CRP so it reaches and resonates with a broader, more diverse range of potential participants. The work is not meant to stop at a report; the selected recipient is expected to collaborate with FSA to pilot a practical solution that emerges from the assessment, meaning the project should produce actionable recommendations and then test at least one approach in real-world conditions with the agency.
This opportunity is administered under USDA's FPAC (Farm Production and Conservation) mission area, with FSA as the awarding agency. It is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project (for example, coordination on methods, access to relevant program staff or processes, and joint planning for the pilot). The activity category is Agriculture, and the CFDA (assistance listing) number provided is 10.069.
Funding is capped at an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000 total, and the notice anticipates a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1). The focus on a single award suggests USDA is looking for one lead organization (potentially with partners) to conduct the assessment and carry the work through to the pilot phase, rather than splitting the effort across multiple smaller projects.
Eligible applicants include a range of nonprofit and academic entities: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The notice specifically highlights NGOs and academic institutions as the types of organizations expected to apply, reflecting an emphasis on outside expertise in program access, stakeholder engagement, and policy or administrative process analysis.
The application process is staged and time-bound. Applicants were required first to submit a brief statement of interest through Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on July 23, 2022. After reviewing statements of interest, USDA planned to invite selected applicants by August 2, 2022 to submit a full application. Notably, the full application was to be submitted directly to the federal awarding agency contact (identified in Section G of the Notice of Funding Opportunity) rather than through Grants.gov, with a target full-application deadline of September 1, 2022. The agency estimated awards would be executed by September 30, 2022, while also noting that dates were estimates and could change.
For applicant support, the notice draws a clear line between technical submission issues and programmatic questions. Technical problems with Grants.gov were directed to Grants.gov Applicant Support (phone and email provided), and the awarding agency staff stated they could not help applicants with Grants.gov accounts. For questions about the content of the notice itself, applicants were instructed to contact the federal awarding agency point of contact, but only for clarifications tied to the published NFO (such as confirming dates, page numbers, or resolving discrepancies). Questions asking the agency to judge eligibility in ambiguous cases or to weigh in on the merit of a proposed approach were explicitly not going to be addressed.
In practical terms, this opportunity is aimed at improving CRP participation by diagnosing where friction exists inside USDA processes or policies and by strengthening outreach and engagement strategies to connect CRP with communities that may have been underserved, overlooked, or less likely to participate historically. The expected end product is a tested pathway forward: an assessment that identifies the most important barriers and a pilot carried out with FSA that demonstrates how a proposed fix or engagement strategy could work in practice.Apply for USDA FSA MULTI CRP 22 NOFO0001210
- The Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Conservation Reserve Program Access and Engagement Assessment" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.069.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 08, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 23, 2022. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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 education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Conservation Reserve Program Access and Engagement Assessment (USDA FSA)
1) What is the Conservation Reserve Program Access and Engagement Assessment opportunity?
This is a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) cooperative agreement funding opportunity focused on identifying and addressing barriers that keep producers and landowners from participating in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The project is designed to look closely at both USDA-related obstacles (institutional and policy-related) and the way CRP is marketed and communicated to potential participants.
2) What is the main purpose of this project?
The purpose is twofold: (1) assess institutional and policy-related obstacles within USDA systems and processes that may limit CRP enrollment or make participation harder than it needs to be, and (2) develop better ways to market and communicate CRP so it reaches and resonates with a broader, more diverse range of potential participants.
3) Is the project expected to produce more than a written report?
Yes. The work is not intended to stop at an assessment report. The selected recipient is expected to collaborate with FSA to pilot a practical solution that emerges from the assessment. That means the project should produce actionable recommendations and test at least one approach in real-world conditions with the agency.
4) What does it mean that this is a "cooperative agreement"?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project. In this case, that can include coordination on methods, access to relevant program staff or processes, and joint planning for the pilot with FSA.
5) Which USDA organizations are associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is administered under USDA's Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area, with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) serving as the awarding agency.
6) What is the activity category and assistance listing number?
The activity category is Agriculture. The CFDA (assistance listing) number provided is 10.069.
7) How much funding is available?
Funding is capped at an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000 total.
8) How many awards does USDA expect to make?
The notice anticipates a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1). This suggests USDA is looking for one lead organization (potentially with partners) to conduct the assessment and carry the work through to the pilot phase.
9) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education)
10) What types of organizations does USDA expect to apply?
The notice specifically highlights NGOs and academic institutions as the types of organizations expected to apply, reflecting an emphasis on outside expertise in program access, stakeholder engagement, and policy or administrative process analysis.
11) What is the overall focus of the work?
The opportunity is aimed at improving CRP participation by diagnosing where friction exists inside USDA processes or policies and by strengthening outreach and engagement strategies to connect CRP with communities that may have been underserved, overlooked, or less likely to participate historically.
12) What is the application process?
The application process is staged:
- First, applicants were required to submit a brief statement of interest through Grants.gov by the specified deadline.
- After review, USDA planned to invite selected applicants to submit a full application.
- The full application was to be submitted directly to the federal awarding agency contact (identified in Section G of the Notice of Funding Opportunity), rather than through Grants.gov.
13) What was the deadline for the statement of interest?
Applicants were required to submit a brief statement of interest through Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on July 23, 2022.
14) When were invitations for full applications expected to be sent?
USDA planned to invite selected applicants by August 2, 2022 to submit a full application.
15) What was the deadline for the full application, and how was it submitted?
The target deadline for the full application was September 1, 2022. The full application was to be submitted directly to the federal awarding agency contact listed in Section G of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (not through Grants.gov).
16) When were awards expected to be executed?
The agency estimated awards would be executed by September 30, 2022. The notice also stated that these dates were estimates and could change.
17) Where should applicants go for help with Grants.gov submission issues?
Technical problems with Grants.gov were directed to Grants.gov Applicant Support (phone and email were provided in the notice). The awarding agency staff stated they could not help applicants with Grants.gov accounts.
18) Who should be contacted for questions about the notice itself?
For questions about the content of the Notice of Funding Opportunity, applicants were instructed to contact the federal awarding agency point of contact. However, the notice limited this to clarifications tied to the published NFO, such as confirming dates, page numbers, or resolving discrepancies.
19) What kinds of questions would the agency not answer?
The notice stated that questions asking the agency to judge eligibility in ambiguous cases or to weigh in on the merit of a proposed approach would not be addressed.
20) What kind of final outcome is USDA looking for?
The expected end product is a tested pathway forward: an assessment that identifies the most important barriers to CRP participation, plus a pilot carried out with FSA that demonstrates how a proposed fix or engagement strategy could work in practice.
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