Cooperative Agreement NR245F48XXXXC018

This $941,758 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) to South Carolina State University aims to install three high tunnel multi-tier hydroponic shelving systems. The goal is to determine and demonstrate the best crop varieties and economic benefits of these hydroponic techniques, then educate and promote their adoption by agricultural producers. The project will run from...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $464,687 cooperative agreement to South Carolina State University on September 30, 2021 to conduct studies and develop a technical manual through September 25, 2024. The award supports research on three new high tunnel systems to help farmers in South Carolina identify and implement best management practices for optimum economic return under the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. This federal grant program aims to limit the conversion...

This Cooperative Agreement award is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The $1,133,122 award supports a collaborative research project focused on harnessing controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to enhance food security, nutritional quality, and climate resilience in tribal communities across New Mexico, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The project is a partnership among the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University,...

This $3,477,477 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (CFDA 10.307) program. The overall goal is to expand organic production tools to overcome biotic and abiotic challenges for specialty crops in the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast regions. The University of Kentucky Research Foundation will conduct field experiments and on-farm trials to optimize the...

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $723,078 Project Grant to the University of California Office of the President under the Urban, Indoor, and Other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative program. Through this award, the University of California will investigate best practices for controlled environment agricultural systems suitable for small-scale urban food production. Specifically, the University will establish and study...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,910,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will fund the "Master Irrigator and TAPS Education and Outreach" project. The primary awardee, Colorado State University, will partner with Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University to deliver the following key products and services: Kansas State University will host TAPS (Technology-Assisted Production Systems) farm management...

This Project Grant award, provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), aims to train K-14 educators in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and healthy eating through a Healthy Hydroponic Project (HHP). The overarching goal is to enable K-14 educators to bring CEA and healthy eating curricula into their classrooms. The $495,000 award, commencing on July 1, 2024 and running through...

This $890,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170) supports research and outreach to enhance the sustainability of fresh-market tomato production, with a focus on high-tunnel systems, in Texas, Nevada, and Florida. The key objectives are to develop improved management practices for organic and conventional tomato production (e.g., grafting, nitrogen fertilization, soil...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). This funding will enable New York Sun Works to deliver a 3-year teacher professional development program to 50 new partner public schools, reaching 50 K-12 teachers with a comprehensive curriculum and technical hydroponic farming training, as well as ongoing mentoring support....

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...