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CIG Grantees

Congratulations on your NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant award. Here, you'll find program templates, forms and resources to assist you with managing your grant.

CIG Grantee Templates and Forms

New Grantee Guide (1.23 MB)
Changes In Key Personnel Form 0 (1.32 MB)
Final Report Template (27.14 KB)
Appendix A Sample SF270 (68.51 KB)
Appendix B Claim Submission Job Aid (1.69 MB)
Appendix C SF270 Supporting Documentation May 2023 (252.71 KB)
Appendix D SF425 with instructions (3.1 MB)
Appendix E CIG Semi annual Progress Report Template 2024 Final (26.22 KB)
Appendix F Final Report Template March 2024 (29.1 KB)
Appendix G Report Submission Job Aid (1.68 MB)
NRCS CIG Grant Funding Guide October 2024 (722.3 KB)

 

End-of-Project Reporting

End of Project Guidance 2024 (25.97 KB)
Sample Final Report #2 (1.2 MB)
Final Report Template March 2024 (21.35 KB)
Tips For Accessible Documents (573.06 KB)

Payment Requests for CIG

All payment requests (SF 270) and finance reports (SF 425) for projects awarded from 2018 to today must be submitted to ezFedGrants. Awarded projects before 2018 can continue to send these to FPAC.BC.GAD@usda.gov with a copy to nrcscig@usda.gov.

NRCS Logo

You may use the NRCS logo in materials related to your awarded grant.

Download a JPG file of the USDA-NRCS logo 

Conservation Innovation Grants On-Farm Trials New Awardee Orientation 2024

Conservation Innovation Grants On-Farm Trials New Awardee Orientation 2024

ezFedZGrants Resources

1 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Define User Roles (159.3 KB)
1 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Request Level2 eAuthentication (1.63 MB)
1 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Request ezFedGrants Access (1.59 MB)
2 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Quick Reference for Managing Permissions (136.33 KB)
2 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Quick Reference for Onboarding (448.28 KB)
2 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Quick Reference for Small Organizations (32.57 KB)
3 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Claim Creation and Submission (1.34 MB)
3 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Claim Creation and Submission update (1.46 MB)
4 Job Aid - ezFedGrants - Report Submission (1.23 MB)

Environmental Compliance

The links below contain information on how to ensure projects and producers are in legal compliance with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's environmental procedures.

NRCS Environmental Compliance website 

Environmental Liaison Directory (380.28 KB)

Cultural Resources

The links below contain information on NRCS’ guidelines for producers and projects whose geographic area of work overlaps with cultural resources. These may include structures with unique architecture; rock inscription; human burial sites; earthworks, such as battlefield entrenchments, prehistoric canals, or mounds.

NRCS Cultural Resources website 

Cultural Resources Coordinators Directory (81.46 KB)

More Information for CIG On-Farm Trial Soil Health Demonstration Awardees

Soil Health Demo Trials Data Set Requirements (326.85 KB)
Conservation Innovation Grant Field Data Record - Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Health Division (823.49 KB)

Contact Us

For additional questions, contact the NRCS CIG team at nrcscig@usda.gov.