ClosedOpportunity VPA-HIP

Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program FY 2011

Farm Service Agency · Department of Agriculture

At a glance

Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program FY 2011 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Farm Service Agency (Department of Agriculture). The application deadline was March 7, 2011. Individual awards are listed as $75K – $2M, with $8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments and federally recognized tribal governments. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jan 19, 2011Posted
Mar 7, 2011Application deadline

Posted: Jan 19, 2011
Close date: Mar 7, 2011
Award floor: $75,000
Award ceiling: $2,000,000
Est. total funding: $8,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Mandatory

Who can apply

State governments
Federally recognized tribal governments

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The primary objective of the VPA-HIP is to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make that land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing, under programs implemented by State or tribal governments.

Grantees that are States will have the grant amount reduced by 25 percent if opening dates for migratory bird hunting in the State are not consistent for residents and non-residents. This paragraph does not apply to grantees that are tribal governments.

The regulations at 7 CFR part 1455 govern the VPA-HIP.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

VPA-HIP FY2011 Request for ApplicationFull Announcement · 01 19 cepd vpahip 2011 rfa .pdfPDF · 174 KB

Agency contact (as published)

Farm Service Agency
david.hoge@wdc.usda.gov
202-720-1471

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program FY 2011”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments and Federally recognized tribal governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program FY 2011”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $75k – $2m and total estimated program funding is $8,000,000.

How do I apply for “Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program FY 2011”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity VPA-HIP), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

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