Cooperative Agreement 5960484001

The Soil and Water Conservation Society, Incorporated (SWCS) will provide conservation technical assistance services totaling $257,300 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). The award is part of the USDA NRCS' Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program and runs from May 16, 2022 through April 30, 2024. Under the agreement, SWCS will assist private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Illinois Soybean Board to increase the implementation of climate-smart agricultural practices on cropland in Illinois. The award, which runs from August 15, 2024, to August 15, 2027, will support efforts to promote sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, and environmental conservation through...

This Project Grant award of $993,207.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170) supports research and outreach to expand the adoption of low-input, sustainable sod varieties by sod farmers and consumers. The key objectives are to 1) assess new fine fescue sod germplasm for a collaborative breeding program, 2) establish multi-state sod production trials to determine optimal species mixtures and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded the Iowa Soybean Association a $910,092 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to support a cropping systems approach to increase farmer profitability, reduce nutrient losses, and improve soil health in soybean and corn production. The grant, awarded on Aug 1, 2023, will fund the Association's efforts to deliver technical assistance to farmers, develop technologies to...

This $494,888 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) will leverage the NCSS SOLUS product at the University of Arizona to generate gridded soil hydraulic properties using ensembles of pedotransfer functions. The award will support technical assistance and scientific research to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help private landowners, conservation districts, and tribes...

The University of Missouri System has been awarded a $3,780,261 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (CFDA 10.001, Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program) to provide on-farm soil and management information support for the Soil Health Assessment and Planning Engagement (SHAPE) initiative. The award, which runs from August 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028, will leverage the university's expertise in agricultural research and development...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $1,199,937 Project Grant under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program (CFDA 10.223) to Texas A&M University. The grant, titled "The Soil Science Integrated Learning and Career Opportunity Partnership (SSOIL-COP)," aims to attract underserved students to pursue soil science careers and increase enrollment and retention in undergraduate and graduate soil...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $859,149.68 Cooperative Agreement to the Iowa Soybean Association on September 24, 2024. The funding, provided through the Soil and Water Conservation grant program (CFDA 10.902), will support technical assistance to Iowa farmers to accelerate the adoption of stacked conservation benefits, promoting both in-field and edge-of-field conservation practices. The Iowa Soybean Association, a non-profit...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will build and provide a user-friendly, web-based portal to automate the modeling process and estimate soil properties and soil health indicators from mid-infrared (MIR) spectra under a $299,892 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The portal aims to promote the goals of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) by optimizing environmental benefits on agricultural lands...

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) supports research at Alabama State University (ASU) to study the impact of cover crop species richness on soil ecosystem properties. The goal is to investigate how cover crops can enhance soil health by improving soil structure, fertility, organic matter, and moisture retention. The project will integrate discovery-based learning, model soil system experiments, and...