Technology development for sustainable land management, monitoring and research

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $225,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to Technology Matters (TECH Matters), a nonprofit strategic technology organization. The funding supports the development of technologies for sustainable land management, monitoring, and research over the period of Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 31, 2027. Key project activities include developing sustainable technologies, creating national calibration datasets, designing an agricultural data wallet UI/UX, establishing a public land asset library, enabling digital certification and standards development, and conceptualizing consent management and data use agreements. TECH Matters is also involved as a sub-awardee in conducting "collabathons" and serving as a subject matter expert, convener, and funding pool governance member for various technology development efforts in agriculture from 2023 to 2028.