Project Grant 01J72501

Award Date 7/1/20
Completion Date 6/30/22
Dollars Obligated $258K
Federal Agency
EPA Region 10
Federal Grant Program
66.962
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Idaho, USA

THIS IS A LONG-TERM PROJECT AIMED AT REDUCING TOXICS IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN WATERSHED BY APPLYING SALMON-SAFE INCENTIVES TO 30,000 ACRES OF NEW, LARGE SCALE, AND DIVERSIFIED FARMS ACROSS THE INTERIOR COLUMBIA BASIN. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO 500 OR MORE GROWERS, TRANSITIONING AT LEAST 30 COMMODITY CROP GROWERS TO CERTIFICATION PRACTICES, AND DEVELOPING A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE WHOLE FARM ASSESSMENTS, IN ADDITION TO OTHER, SMALLER PROJECTS.

Posted 7/14/20, 12:00 AM