Working Lands Climate Corps Application

Save my progress and resume later | Resume a previously saved form

Resume Later

In order to be able to resume this form later, please enter your email and choose a password.

Your Email:

A Password:

Confirm Password:

Organization Name:

Unique Entity ID#:

Organization Type:

Is your organization a member of The Corps Network?:

Is your organization a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)?:

Is your organization currently a partner of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)?:

Street Address

Line 1:

Line 2:

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Contact Name:

Email Address:

Contact Number:

Page 2 - Project Location

Please provide the location (city, state, and county) of your proposed project. For projects with multiple locations, select "add another project location" for additional sites.

Project Location

City:

State:

County:

Page 3 - Member Information

Working Lands Climate Corps members will be enrolled as AmeriCorps members to provide them with a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion of their term of service.

Members may be enrolled in terms of varying lengths. Term types are:

Minimum Time (300 hours)
Quarter Time (450 hours)
Reduced Half Time (675 hours)
Half Time (900 hours)
Full Time (1,700 hours)

Members may not engage in prohibited activities as described in the Request for Proposals.

The Corps Network will provide training and technical assistance to applicants with limited or no prior experience with managing and supervising AmeriCorps members.

Please provide the proposed number of members to be hosted by your organization for each term type.

# of Full-Time (1,700 hours) Members:

# of Half Time (900 hours) Members:

# of Reduced Half Time (675 hours) Members:

# of Quarter Time (450 hours) Members:

# of Minimum Time (300 hours) Members:

Total # of Members:

Page 4 - Project Description

What is the proposed project's focus area? Select all that apply.

Outreach and EducationConservation Technical AssistanceWorkforce Development

Anticipated Project Start Date

Month:

Day:

Year:

Please provide a description of your proposed project.

In your narrative, please address the following questions:

How does the scope of work support the delivery of climate-smart conservation assistance to address natural resource concerns?
Will the proposed work be done directly through the delivery of NRCS conservation programs or through a separate program that is aligned with NRCS Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry conservation practice standards? How will the proposed work support the NRCS mission, climate goals, and programs?
If the applicant will contribute matching funds from a non-Federal program, please describe how the work will complement NRCS programming.
What activities will WLCC members conduct to support the expansion of climate-smart agriculture?
How will WLCC members expand your organization's existing on-the-ground capacity to support Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry practices?
Is the applicant currently based in and serving the community where the project is located? What are the organization’s plans to ensure that the organization is integrated into the local service area?

Provide your response in the space below. (Max 1,000 words)

Page 5 - Member Training and Development

Please describe your proposed member recruitment and training plan.

In your narrative, please address the following questions:

How will you identify and recruit the WLCC member(s)? Will the member(s) be recruited from the service/project area? If not, how will the program ensure that the members are integrated into the communities where they are serving?
What are the learning goals for the WLCC member(s)?
How will the proposed training plan help achieve those goals? Please describe both on-the-job training and structured/formal training that will be offered.
How will the WLCC member(s) be supported and supervised?
How will the WLCC member(s) expand the organization's existing capacity level?

Provide your response in the space below. (Max 1,000 words)

In partnership with NRCS and the National Association of Conservation Districts, grantees of the Working Lands Climate Corps will have access to a directory of training providers for additional workforce development. Is your program interested in receiving additional support to conduct member training?

What types of training would your program require additional support to offer?

The Corps Network is actively seeking additional philanthropic support to help provide additional benefits to Working Lands Climate Corps members. Is your program interested in receiving additional funding to support member benefits not covered in the proposed budget?

What types of member benefits would your program require additional support to offer?

Page 6 - Environmental Justice Impact

Please describe how your proposed project will advance environmental justice and reach underserved communities and/or producers. (Max 500 words)

Page 7 - Budget and Narrative

Provide a Project Budget to include direct and indirect project costs using the template provided. The budget should include a brief narrative in the Description column that explains the assumptions used to develop the budget which provides some justification for the cost and how each line item helps to meet the project deliverables.

Download Budget Template

Upload Budget

Page 8 - Additional Documents

Please provide up to three (3) letters of support from community partners, collaborators, or other stakeholders for your proposed project. Upload individual letters separately.

Letter of Support:

Does your organization have a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA)?

Upload NICRA

Save my progress and resume later | Resume a previously saved form

Contact Information