Cooperative Agreement 5920723014

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $567,320 Project Grant to Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support upgrading an existing biomass power plant owned by Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation to allow for biochar production and increased throughput of forest biomass from Jun 2021-Jun 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote effective...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

This $380,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program supports a project conducted by the University of Washington, in collaboration with Oregon State University, to investigate post-fire transformations in forests and shrublands in the Inland Pacific Northwest region. The key objectives are to: 1) identify and map areas that have experienced post-fire vegetation changes, 2) use...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to develop and implement testing of biochar as a soil amendment in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), under the Renewable Resources Extension Act (CFDA 10.515) program, will support the establishment of the Great Lakes Biochar Network (GLBN) at Michigan State University (MSU). The GLBN will coordinate educational programming to provide forest landowners and mixed-land use owners in the Great Lakes region with information on biochar production and use. Through...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to Biochar Now, LLC to support the acquisition of kilns and related apparatus. The grant aims to assist facilities located near federal and Tribal lands in utilizing byproducts from timber sales, forest thinning, and other ecosystem...

This is a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The $305,077 award to the University of Washington, with a subcontract to Portland State University, will fund a 2-year project titled "Assessing and Projecting Post-Fire Transitions and Reburn Dynamics in the Western Cascades." The project aims to develop new applied science for anticipating and understanding the capacity of forests in...

This $225,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310), aims to develop an innovative solution for improving soil health, fertility, and drought resilience in semiarid agricultural regions. The research project at Utah State University will investigate how applying biochar enriched with animal manures can enhance soil nutrient dynamics, particularly phosphorus availability, and...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to Applied Carbon, Inc., a minority-owned for-profit business based in Houston, Texas. The award supports the implementation and close monitoring of an infield biochar production and application project to assess its impacts on soil erosion, aggregate stability, moisture retention, and...

This $2,907,825 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) aims to develop and assess agricultural management practices that can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health and water quality, and enhance the resilience of crop production to droughts caused by climate change. The project is a collaboration among Auburn University, New Mexico State University, and the University of Delaware, with the goal of...