This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $147,972 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) is intended to expand educational efforts on beef cattle operations and partner to increase technology transfer, outreach, and capacity to effectively manage pasture and hay land and improve the resource base. The prime recipient of this award is Auburn University, a public land-grant research...
This $110,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), will fund a widespread outreach and training program in Alabama focused on NRCS programming and conservation needs. The program will deliver separate educational initiatives targeting students, Soil and Water Conservation District employees and volunteers, and agricultural landowners. The Alabama...
This $253,148 cooperative agreement award from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) aims to expand outreach and education about conservation practices to underserved farmers, students, and the broader community in Alabama. Over the 3-year project period from January 2024 to January 2027, the North Alabama Agriplex Foundation will deliver technical assistance, practice implementation, and educational programming to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $103,096.36, was granted by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912). The award aims to increase operating efficiency and refocus field technical staff on the core NRCS mission of delivering science-based conservation and technical assistance. The recipient, the Soil & Water Conservation Committee Alab, is a state government...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award with ID NR244101XXXXC027, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), is intended to provide soils and land use training and education to middle school and high school teachers and students statewide in Alabama. The $200,000 award, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable the Alabama Association of...
This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) provides $3,997,479.00 to Auburn University to increase farmers' adoption of input use efficiency crop management practices, a step towards more sustainable and resilient agriculture. The award, effective from September 20, 2024 to September 20, 2029, will fund research, technical assistance,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) provides $243,950 to Alabama's Mountains Rivers And Valleys Resource Conservation And Development Council ND Development Council, a non-profit organization, to educate and train students on how the agricultural and natural resources career fields relate to STEM through innovative and climate-smart technologies. The...
This cooperative agreement award of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will support North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) in delivering conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help conserve natural resources like soil, water, air, and wildlife habitats through...
Under a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on Sep 30, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), the Alabama Association of Conservation District, a non-profit organization, will provide training, outreach, and technical assistance services related to natural resource conservation and water/wastewater management in rural areas of Alabama. Specifically, the organization...
This $118,518 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), supports the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas in conducting water quality monitoring in identified Mississippi River Basin Initiative and National Water Quality Initiative watersheds. The purpose is to provide data on the effects of conservation practices. The award has a period...