Project Grant 20226901436369
- This five-year, $1.5 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA #10.310) will fund the Native Climate project to strengthen the role of USDA Climate Hubs in serving Indigenous communities in the Intermountain West and Northern Plains regions. Led by the Desert Research Institute, the project will expand Climate Hub outreach capacity and establish a web-based climate information...
- This $1.5 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) will fund the development and delivery of a national climate change adaptation training program for agricultural extension professionals. Awarded under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310), the funding will support Washington State University in scaling up a pilot climate analog training program into a...
- This $1,000,000 project grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) aims to enhance the climate resilience of rural, agricultural communities in Wyoming. The key objectives are to: Build weather and climate literacy among extension professionals and local technical service providers who support Wyoming's agricultural communities. Develop user-friendly tools and infographics to translate climate data into actionable...
- The University of Maine System received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The funding will support a 5-year initiative to develop and deliver climate adaptation and mitigation education programs for farmers and agricultural advisors in the Northeast and Midwest regions, including traditionally underserved groups. Key products and services include revising and running 3-4...
- This $999,925 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture aims to develop climate-smart drought outreach and training programs for rangeland stakeholders in the western U.S. Key objectives include: Establishing a novel interdisciplinary community of practice called STEERS (Strengthening Extension and Education in Rangeland Systems) to co-develop climate adaptation programming with university extension, USDA...
- This $650,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to develop a publicly accessible toolkit for climate impact assessments on agriculture. The key products and services to be delivered include: Evaluating the bias of current methods for modeling climate change impacts, 2) Proposing robust and data-driven estimators to model heterogeneity in climate damage functions, 3)...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the University of California Office of the President under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) federal grant program. The grant will develop multifaceted pathways to climate-smart agriculture in California through 2026 by assessing stakeholder needs, providing climate-smart agriculture training to technical service providers, hosting regional workshops...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $737,332 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Colorado State University. The 3-year project, beginning June 1, 2024, aims to develop a high-resolution, near real-time monitoring and forecasting system for agroecosystem drought and forage production in the Western Great Plains. The system will leverage satellite and ground observation data as well...
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $10 million Project Grant to the University of California, Merced under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive federal grant program (CFDA #10.310) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant will support the development of new water management strategies, decision-making tools, and institutional designs for agricultural regions and ecosystems in the Western U.S. facing climate change and...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to develop and implement an integrated extension and education program promoting the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in the Great Plains region. The five-year project beginning May 1, 2023 will cultivate cohorts of educators, natural resources professionals,...
This five-year, $1.5 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) supports Montana State University in collaborating with Climate Hub staff and regional stakeholders to develop improved educational materials and expertise to help farmers and ranchers in the Southwest and Northern Plains assess sources of past production losses due to weather and climate disruption, as well as explore future projections. Through focus groups and input from socially disadvantaged and minority-serving institutions, the university will create new models and materials to better communicate weather and climate change risks via extension outreach. Subawards of $250,000 each support the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Appropriate Technology in assisting farmers and ranchers in assessing and mitigating insurable weather and climate risks in the target regions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 11/9/21 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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G28522W9452S | University Of California, Davis | Project Grant 20226901436369 | $357.1k | 1/1/22 | |
G28622W9452S | The National Center For Appropriate Technology Inc. | Project Grant 20226901436369 | $181.8k | 1/1/22 |