Formula Grant NI19RREAFXXXG066

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program provides $200,000 in funding to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028. The award supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA Program 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation, provides $1,130,866.00 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to deliver an innovative partnership solution addressing insufficient technical assistance capacity identified by the NRCS and many partners. The award, effective September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2026, will...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) under the "Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation" CFDA program. The objective is to develop and verify a novel phytomining-based process that enables simultaneous rare earth element (REE) recovery and solid waste reclamation from coal mine...

This Project Grant award of $284,672 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) will support Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) in providing direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public/private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The goal is to help effectively manage forests and extend the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) under the Soil Survey Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.903) provides $409,127.00 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to expand the hydrologic toolbox for soil research and soil survey, and improve the ability of soil scientists and non-soil scientists to interpret and utilize soil hydraulic data. The award, which runs from...

This $696,703 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) aims to increase the economic resilience of historically underserved producers in Southside Virginia and expand the commercial availability of local ecotype native plant seed. The prime awardee is Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, operating as Virginia Tech. This multi-year project, with a completion date of...

This $999,277 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) on Aug 25, 2023. The grant will fund the integration of climate smart technologies for sustainable crop systems, with a project period running from Aug 25, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026. As a leading public research university, Virginia Tech will...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation provides $491,803 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to explore using soil color as a low-cost tool for simultaneously monitoring soil organic matter amount and physicochemical characteristics. The project aims to support sustainable agriculture practices and natural resource conservation...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA 81.135, provides $634,168 in funding to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to conduct research and development on innovative energy technologies. The project's focus is to obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and then apply through the ARPA-E Exchange portal. The award incorporates changes to the FOA,...

This federal Project Grant award of $180,916 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant was awarded on September 28, 2023 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to provide direct technical assistance regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The project aims to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective...