Cooperative Agreement 5950905008
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded a $2.294 million cooperative agreement to University of Wisconsin - Madison on September 12, 2025, for the Soil Health Collaborative program, which evaluates ways to increase the use of soil health practices. The award funds four core objectives: developing opportunities and remedies to support soil health practices; identifying and communicating the benefits and outcomes of soil...
- The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $143,457 project grant to Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc. under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The grant will support ADDRESSING TRANSITIONAL ECONOMICS TO INCREASE CONSERVATION ADOPTION FORCLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE from September 27, 2022 through June 30, 2026. Under this award, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will deliver services to promote agricultural production, forest management, and environmental...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded the University of Wisconsin System a cooperative agreement valued at $1.098 million on September 18, 2025, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). The award funds Phase 3 of the Maize GXE and Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) cooperation, which evaluates and characterizes exotic maize genetic variation across diverse environmental conditions to improve crop performance. The project...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of Wisconsin System $749,973 on September 1, 2026, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to assess how cropping systems shape soil food webs and nutrient cycling in agricultural soils. The project combines field and laboratory research across research stations and commercial farms to comprehensively evaluate the consequences of annual grain, perennial forage, and...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded a $263,873 cooperative agreement to the University of Wisconsin System, Division of University of Wisconsin - Madison, on September 24, 2025, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to leverage wild and cultivated carrot diversity for improved crop productivity and stress tolerance. The award funds research and development conducted in...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $705,116.84 cooperative agreement to the Regents of the University of Minnesota Office of Sponsored Projects Administration for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The award will support research under the USDA's Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001), which aims to make agricultural research discoveries and provide scientific and technical information. Specifically, the University...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded a $123,387 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Illinois on September 25, 2025, to optimize nitrogen relationships using epigenetic-informed networks under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). Work is performed in Urbana, Illinois, with a completion date of May 30, 2026. The award funds research and development conducted in cooperation...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Colorado State University $849,987 on March 1, 2026, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to assess and improve soil health evaluation in cultivated agricultural lands by integrating soil microbial community data into management frameworks. The project collects soil samples from research stations and working farms across the region and pairs standardized soil health measurements with...
- Under a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (CFDA 10.001 - Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research), the University of Wisconsin System will conduct research on the "Strategic Integration of Perennials in Annual Crop Production Systems". The 4-year project, running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027, will focus on discovering new agricultural research approaches and providing scientific technical information...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of Wisconsin System $850,000 on January 15, 2026, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) / CFDA 10.310 to characterize the genetic drivers of microbial invasiveness in beneficial bacteria, enabling design and selection of more effective bacterial crop inoculants that reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The award funds research to understand how beneficial...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support awarded a $645,433.80 cooperative agreement to Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc. on September 24, 2025, under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). The award funds the Soil Health Collaborative, which develops opportunities and remedies to support greater use of soil health practices; identifies and communicates benefits and outcomes of those practices; develops an assessment framework for soil health metrics and identifies soil health-building practices for both short- and long-term farm and ecosystem resilience; and facilitates demonstration efforts related to soil health. Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, a Milwaukee-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, delivers sustainable agriculture technical assistance and farmer support services across the Upper Midwest. Work is performed at East Troy, Wisconsin. The period of performance runs from September 24, 2025, through September 23, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $645.4k | 7/23/26 |