Cooperative Agreement P15AC01255

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to scale up precision sustainable integrated weed management solutions to U.S. field crop producers from March 2021 through March 2026. As part of the EQIP program's goal of promoting agricultural production and environmental quality, Texas A&M will work with University of Illinois, Iowa State University, and Virginia Tech on...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $200,000 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The project will develop integrated weed management (IWM) programs for plasticulture vegetable production systems, using tomato as the model crop. The primary deliverable...

Davidians Farm Market LLC was awarded a $144,336 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The grant was awarded under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program on April 15, 2021 with a completion date of April 15, 2024. The grant will fund a project to maintain soil health and integrate cover crops and reduced tillage using a new plastic mulching technology in shaped-bed vegetable production. The project aims to promote...

This $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) supports Geovisual Technologies Inc. in increasing the adoption of nutrient and irrigation management practices for central coast vegetable production. The funding will enable Geovisual Technologies to leverage its expertise in remote sensing, AI, and precision agriculture to provide research, development, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $200,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 14, 2028. The university will develop an intelligent aerial-ground spot spraying system to address weed management challenges in turfgrass seed production, a critical industry in Oregon's...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year project is to be part of a multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include: 1) Inventorying and treating noxious weeds, 2) Restoring native vegetation, and 3) Developing educational materials on noxious weed...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Purdue University was awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award funds operation and maintenance support for the Manure Management Planner (MMP) software, including updating the platform and integrating state-specific data. This software tool supports conservation planning and...

This $980,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides funding to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a precision sensing technology called PlantMap3D. The goal is to assist soybean farmers in the use of cover crops as part of an integrated weed management program. The PlantMap3D system will be deployed in five major...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University Agricultural Center received a $221,241.77 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) on July 15, 2025. The award supports research to develop and evaluate novel Integrated Weed Management (IWM) systems for managing herbicide-resistant pigweeds—specifically Palmer amaranth and waterhemp with multiple resistance to 6-9...

Just Greens LLC, doing business as Aerofarms, received a $594,974 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The award funds research into implementing ratooning, a proven technique allowing one root and stem system to produce multiple harvests, in the indoor production of leafy greens. Phase I of the project studied...