Project Grant 201038821215732

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to the University of Massachusetts (UMass). The grant will fund a 2-year research project to quantify soil microbial function and diversity in support of belowground ecosystem services within restored prairies and conventional cropland systems. Specifically, the project aims to: (1) measure carbon and...

This $749,830 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (a division of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to evaluate the potential of "ecological intensification" practices, such as cover crops and manure application, to improve soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in...

This $649,950 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, will fund research to conduct high-resolution integrated assessments of tillage practice impacts on crop production and agroecosystem sustainability in the US Midwest. The University of Illinois, lead awardee, will collaborate with sub-awardees the University of Minnesota and Indiana University to achieve the stated objectives through...

This $2,907,825 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) aims to develop and assess agricultural management practices that can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health and water quality, and enhance the resilience of crop production to droughts caused by climate change. The project is a collaboration among Auburn University, New Mexico State University, and the University of Delaware, with the goal of...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil Survey Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.903), provides $270,000.00 in funding to the University of Illinois to advance the use of soil enzyme activities as biological indicators of soil health and nutrient cycling. The project, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2027, aims to develop new methods for interpreting soil enzyme...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) provides $225,000.00 to Colorado State University to investigate how different farming practices, particularly integrated crop-livestock systems, affect soil health. The research aims to identify practical ways to enhance soil health, increase crop yields, and contribute to climate change mitigation by improving...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310) totaling $749,045 is designed to comprehensively assess the long-term (10-15 year) impacts of early- and late-terminated cover crops on soil organic carbon pools and soil health indicators within the soil profile to at least 1 meter depth. The project will leverage two existing 10-year experiments in...

This $4,999,387 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) aims to demonstrate the benefits of integrating soil health principles to increase carbon sequestration, reduce greenhouse gases, address climate change, diversify income, and enhance rural economies. The grant will fund research, technical assistance, and demonstration projects conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,952,324.26 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) supports a project titled "SOIL CARBON IDEA: INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS IN HIGHLY DIVERSE CROPPING SYSTEMS AND PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST US." The prime awardee, Michigan State University, will conduct research and outreach to promote sustainable agriculture practices and soil conservation in the Northeast U.S. Key activities...

The University of Illinois and Southern Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District (SPSD) will work cooperatively under a $180,993 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to enhance standardization of current sample handling techniques for soil enzyme assays. The funding is provided through NRCS's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality...