Cooperative Agreement 586000201003

This $299,491 cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service will fund research at the University of California, Davis to develop the use of mid-infrared spectroscopy as an emerging soil survey technology. The goal is to predict certain dynamic soil properties related to soil health. The project aligns with the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program's objective to conserve farm and ranch lands by limiting conversion to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded a $299,837 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil Survey program (CFDA 10.903) to Colorado State University (CSU) to explore the assessment and use of infiltrometers for estimating the entire infiltration curve across a range of soil properties and moisture conditions. This 3-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will leverage CSU's expertise in environmental research and...

This cooperative agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist and Colorado State University-Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory will provide $460,487 to improve national greenhouse gas emission estimates for agriculture and forestry. Under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA #10.290), the awardee will conduct tasks from September 29, 2021 through September 28, 2022 to further the agency's capacity to provide accurate...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA Program 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) will provide training on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for NRCS staff and affiliates, as well as technical assistance for NRCS customers through IPM site visits. The award, with a performance period from September 17, 2024 to August 31, 2028, is going to the University of Massachusetts, which will leverage its...

This $499,841 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil Survey program (CFDA 10.903) will leverage historic soil sampling data to provide a 70-year time series analysis examining changes and variability in dynamic agricultural landscapes. The award to The Ohio State University will revisit previous soil sampling locations to gather data that can be used to better understand how soil properties and...

This project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, totaling $649,955, will examine ways to enhance the impact of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on climate change mitigation through synergizing CRP and potential carbon credit payments for carbon dioxide sequestration. Specifically, the awardee Auburn University will first quantify changes in greenhouse gas...

This $2,950,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) will assess the impacts of agricultural production on water quality and the effectiveness of best management practices (BMPs) in addressing climate challenges to agriculture and water quality in the New York City watershed. The project will be performed by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia...

The Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture from January 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The award supports the 2022 Census of Agriculture Expanded Area Frame Enumeration under the Agricultural Statistics Reports program (CFDA 10.950). As part of its mission to provide timely agricultural statistics, NASS uses the results of the Census of Agriculture to construct sampling...

This $3,776,891 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (CFDA 10.913), will enable the American Farmland Trust (AFT) to support practitioners working to save agricultural land, expand the ACEP-ALE online resources, and address critical NRCS priorities. Specifically, AFT will provide technical assistance, education, and planning support for conservation practices, facilitate peer-to-peer learning...

This $599,996.00 Cooperative Agreement award, issued on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) under its Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development program (CFDA 10.164), supports Michigan State University in conducting research and providing technical assistance to enhance local and regional food systems. The key objectives of this award are to: 1) convene stakeholders to define survey goals, redesign the questionnaire,...