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NMED Wind Energy Workshop

Learn about the National and State components of the Conservation Innovation Grants program, funded with EQIP funds, that support energy conservation projects. Explore various categories such as water resources, soil resources, atmospheric resources, grazing land, forest health, wildlife habitat, improved on-farm energy efficiency, irrigation water management, improved nutrient management, air quality, and conservation technology transfer.

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NMED Wind Energy Workshop

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  1. NMED Wind Energy Workshop July 28,2009

  2. Energy Conserving Energy

  3. Conservation Innovation Grants • Funded with EQIP funds and must benefit EQIP eligible producers • National and State Components created by legislation • Both utilize a typical federal grant process via grants.gov and allow both online or offline application • National allows applications from a wider range of projects, but even state categories are very inclusive

  4. Conservation Innovation Grants 1. Natural Resource Concerns Category a. Water Resources b. Soil Resources c. Atmospheric Resources d. Grazing Land e. Forest Health f. Wildlife Habitat 2. Technology Category a. Improved On-Farm Energy Efficiency b. Irrigation Water Management c. Improved Nutrient Management to Improve Water Quality d. Air Quality e. Conservation Technology Transfer to Targeted Groups of Farmers and Ranchers

  5. Conservation Innovation Grants • Grant Leveraging • Chesapeake Bay Watershed

  6. National CIG • $20 Million available in 2009 • Nationwide competition • Grants process

  7. National CIG Categories • Natural Resource Concerns – up to $5 million • Technology – up to $6 million • Grant Leveraging Category – up to $4 million • Chesapeake Bay Watershed – up to $ 5 million

  8. National CIG • Not a research program • Tool to stimulate the adoption of practices or technologies • Target innovative on-the-ground conservation • Includes pilot and demonstration • 50% overall match • 50% cash and in kind contributions

  9. Conservation Innovation Grants • NM State CIG has an initial allocation of $150,000 • May not seem like much, but last year only one award was made, and funds were re-distributed to general EQIP • Provides federal matching funds up to $75,000 • Requires a 50% match, of which 50% generally can be in cash • This year applications were accepted in two categories: • Natural Resource Concerns category • Technology category • Special consideration were accorded to riparian projects, but all were considered.

  10. Conservation Innovation Grants • Allow indirect costs up to 15% • Do not allow federal employee salaries to be counted toward match, but may participate • May interpret “innovative” as liberally as individual reviewers, but can readily accommodate use of existing technologies to meet under addressed resource concerns within a geographic area. • Deadline for application was May 15, 2009

  11. Energy - CIG • Subset of EQIP • EQIP- Purpose – Promote ag production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible goal • Objective- Providing flexible assistance to install and maintain conservation practices that sustain food and fiber production while enhancing soil, surface and ground water, and related resources and conserving ENERGY.

  12. CCPI • Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative

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