by adding at the end the following new section: 1240S. Conservation innovation grant program (a) Competitive grants for innovative conservation approaches The Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, carry out a conservation innovation grant program to encourage innovation in conservation on private farmland, rangeland, wetlands, grasslands, and forest lands. (b) Use The Secretary shall provide grants under this section to governmental and nongovernmental organizations and persons, on a competitive basis, to carry out projects that— (1) develop and test innovative and cost-effective technologies and practices and methods of conservation delivery to address priority resource concerns