Cooperative Agreement 07IE08310220

Auburn University received a $298,928 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310), effective February 15, 2026 through February 14, 2028. The award funds research to investigate hydraulic redistribution—the natural ability of plant roots to move water from wetter to drier soil zones—in soybean and peanut crops. Using transparent, soil-like growing media that enables real-time observation...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California Office of the President's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources received a $588,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded August 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2028. The project will develop water use curves for silage sorghum in drought-prone southwestern agricultural regions, addressing a critical...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Program (CFDA 15.805) provides $620,000 in funding to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to evaluate the vulnerability of urban, agricultural, and ecological sectors in the Southern Ogallala Aquifer (SOA) region to drought and wildfires. The project aims to estimate the economic losses by sector and county, simulate crop yields and irrigation water usage under various management strategies,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) aims to develop community-driven tools for monitoring and forecasting flash droughts in the agricultural sector. The $300,000 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund a collaborative effort between researchers, academics, and community leaders to enhance resilience and reduce the socio-economic impacts of rapid climate fluctuations on farmers, ranchers, and other stakeholders....

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $180,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside for the period May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. The research project addresses heat stress-induced seed germination failure (thermoinhibition) in major crops including lettuce, wheat, and tomato by developing agrochemical compounds that selectively...

This $113,389 National Science Foundation Project Grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at the University of Alabama from February 2022 to January 2025 to develop integrated drought management strategies for the Upper Colorado River Basin. The research team will evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of droughts on agricultural and urban communities under current water management practices. They will also develop and assess alternative drought...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $591,500 to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) on January 1, 2026, to address water scarcity challenges in arid agricultural regions through the development of practical, on-farm recycled water treatment and management solutions. The project, which extends through December 31, 2028, focuses on...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $10 million to Fresno Irrigation District on September 12, 2025, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Program (CFDA 15.514) to construct water infrastructure that enhances drought resilience and water supply flexibility in California's Central Valley. The project deliverables include the construction of two recharge basins with up to two recharge cells at each site, levees less than 6 feet in height, two...

This $166,266 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop integrated drought management policies for the Upper Colorado River Basin. The researchers will evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of droughts on agricultural and urban communities under current water management practices. They will then develop and analyze alternative plans that coordinate forecast-informed...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation will work cooperatively with the US Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to develop predictive models for drought severity and persistence based on mid-infrared spectra data from Kentucky. They will receive $199,432 through September 2025 under a cooperative agreement award. As part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality, the...