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 $277,800.00 in funding to Equilibrium Inc., a non-profit organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The award supports a two-year project for comprehensive water quality monitoring and parameter load estimations across 12 hydrologic unit codes (HUCs) in the Cache River watershed of Arkansas. The project...
This $118,518 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) will support 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 goal is to provide data on the effects of conservation practices in these areas. This 3-year...
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded Equilibrium Inc. a $289,012 cooperative agreement from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024 to continue water quality monitoring and parameter load estimations for 12-digit hydrologic unit codes in the Cache River Watershed of Arkansas. This work supports the agency's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which provides $289K in financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers through 2024 to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $939,127 Cooperative Agreement to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas. This 3-year project, running from September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will document the environmental impacts of soil and water conservation practices on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and monitor edge-of-field practices. The work falls under CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, a program that...
This $299,079 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) is designed to enhance sustainable agricultural practices and economic development in the rural Arkansas counties of Lonoke and Pulaski. The project aims to promote climate-smart agriculture, natural resource management, and environmental conservation through technical assistance and...
This $240,038 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), will fund a project to monitor nitrous oxide production and emissions in tailwater recovery systems on farms in East Arkansas. The award will support field efforts and extension activities led by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in collaboration with the Division of Agriculture of the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $553,179.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas on September 30, 2023. This 3-year project under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will document the environmental impacts of conservation practices on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The Division of Agriculture, a U.S. state government entity and 1862 Land Grant College,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $138,581.96, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902). The award is intended to support existing staff and address natural resource issues by working with landowners and operators within Arkansas County. The primary objectives are to help bring about the conservation and wise use of land and water-related resources...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $749,107.70 to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas to deliver technical services to irrigators in the form of conservation planning for climate-smart practices, as well as assistance with design and implementation. The award has a performance period from September 30,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,041,040 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902) to the Central Arkansas Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. The award will support the advance acquisition, restoration, and monitoring of conservation easements in Arkansas from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2028. The organization will provide advanced conservation technical assistance...