Cooperative Agreement NR2052KYXXXXC010

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) received a $1.71 million Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan federal grant program (CFDA 66.485). The award will support ISDA's implementation of Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy through October 2025. Key products and services include expanding staff capacity to manage new EPA funds and support the state strategy, soil sampling programs, and on-farm...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $999,297 Project Grant under the NIFA Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) to Purdue University. The 4-year award aims to address barriers to organic farming growth in Indiana by: (1) establishing an Indiana Organic Network to facilitate on-farm research, peer learning, and communications among organic and transitioning farmers; (2) conducting soil health assessments on organic farms to understand the...

This $742,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) supports the State of Indiana's efforts to improve water quality across the state. Key activities include: Developing nine-element watershed management plans for impaired watersheds, including the Iroquois River, School Branch, and Beanblossom Creek, as well as monitoring water quality in those watersheds. The award will also fund updates to...

The Partners in Food Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will provide $1.24 million to establish Hoosier Grown, a new statewide nonprofit organization focused on Indiana's food and farm sector. Administered through the Regional Food System Partnerships program under the Local Agricultural Marketing Program, the three-year award will support Hoosier Grown in serving the needs of all Indiana farmers seeking local and regional sales channels, with...

This $386,729 Environmental Protection Agency Formula Grant funds the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's statewide water quality management planning program through June 2025. The program aims to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across Indiana through increased public awareness and regional watershed planning. Per the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454), 40% of funding will support the Twin Creek-Lick Branch Watershed Management Plan...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Indiana Department of Environmental Management a $738,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 30, 2027. The grant will fund water quality management planning activities in four watersheds across Indiana to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters. At least 40% of the funding, or $295,200, will be provided to five regional...

This five-year, $290,227 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management supports Indiana's program to maintain, protect, and improve state water quality through September 2026. Funded under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419), the award enables IDEM to conduct aquatic life use assessments, collect and analyze water samples from coolwater sites for general chemistry,...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Purdue University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to support the Integrated Midwest Partnerships for Actionable Climate Tools and Training (IMPACT2) project. Over a three-year period ending March 2026, IMPACT2 will help agricultural producers and landowners in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa adapt to climate change through the development of online...

This $6,650,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460), supports the State of Indiana's efforts to implement its nonpoint source management program. The award focuses on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Key activities include: Developing watershed management plans, implementing best management practices (BMPs) to reduce...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $760,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) to develop an optimization-based decision support system called SWAT-BMP-OPT. This system will comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness of commonly used agricultural best management practices (BMPs) in reducing nonpoint...