Advancing Education, Conservation, and Outreach on Grazing Lands Grant Program

Overview

_NOTE: The deadline for this grant is expected to be announced late in 2024 or early in 2025, if funding is renewed._**
Advancing Education, Conservation, and Outreach on Grazing Lands Grant Program**

The NatGLC’s mission is to promote ecologically and economically sound management of all grazing lands for all their adapted uses and multiple benefits to society. The NatGLC recognizes grazing lands as a major source of watershed filtration, ground water recharge, and carbon sequestration, providing improved soil, water, and air quality.

The purpose of these grants is to facilitate the following:

* Establishment of conservation partnerships, leadership and outreach.
* Education of grazing land managers, professionals, youth and the public, through grazing conferences.
* Improvement in the understanding of the values and multiple services that grazing lands provide small acreage operations and tribal operations.

Funding

The NatGLC anticipates that approximately $60,000 will be available to be awarded. While there is no minimum or maximum awarded amount, to stretch funds we anticipate projects within the $5,000 to $10,000 range. In-direct costs are allowed. The maximum allowed is 10%.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Any State, Tribal, public, or private entity, association, group, or individual is eligible to apply.
* Projects must relate to grazing lands sustainability or climate Smart Agriculture and include at least one of the following components:
* Grazing Conferences
* Innovative technologies for grazing lands
* Training benefiting producers and federal agencies.
* Workshops
* Funds are available on a nationwide scope and must demonstrate grazing lands planning, innovative technology, economic and environmental sustainability.
* Funds are intended primarily for conservation planning, educational workshops, or conferences.
* Consideration of equipment may be granted if the intent would be to provide support for items whose educational value will continue after the life of this individual project.
* Funds will be used to reimburse actual costs.
* Partial reimbursements during the project are allowed for up to 50% of the total funds requested.
* The final 50% can be requested once the project is finalized and the final report is submitted.

Ineligibility

* Federal agencies are not eligible.
* Prohibited Uses of Funds:
* Food (meals)
* Salaries
*  Equipment will not be covered.
* Costs related to investment in land management/infrastructure are discouraged.