Project Grant 20236702339814
- The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded a $64,999,967.20 Project Grant to Texas A&M AgriLife Research on June 29, 2023 under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937). This grant aims to expand climate-smart markets and support implementation of climate-smart practices for row crops, livestock, forest products, and specialty crops in Texas. The grant includes sub-awards to the University of California Office of the...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $10 million Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310) to Texas A&M Agrilife Research. The goal of the grant project is to intensify agricultural production in an environmentally sustainable way through the successful integration of regenerative agricultural practices in the Southern Great Plains of Texas and Oklahoma. Texas A&M Agrilife...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to develop and implement precision regenerative practices and smart technologies to address climate change impacts in U.S. cotton production. The 5-year project aims to: Establish soil carbon baselines and investigate long-term impacts of regenerative practices on cotton production systems across the U.S. Cotton Belt. Develop and...
- 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...
- 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 $2,999,964.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation) will enhance the sustainability and productivity of livestock operations in Texas through advanced monitoring, research, and educational initiatives. The primary awardee, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, will leverage its expertise as a land-grant research institution to deliver comprehensive solutions addressing critical agricultural...
- This $649,882 federal Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to quantify the reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use of efficient irrigation techniques in corn and cotton production systems. The overarching goal is to provide more informed climate-smart irrigation solutions and encourage their adoption by demonstrating the potential for emissions...
- Texas A&M Agrilife Research was awarded a $649,976 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant aims to characterize water scarcity adaptation behavior in the western U.S. irrigated agricultural sector through empirical modeling of water delivery organization decisions, individual producer adaptation decisions, and the relationship between...
- Texas A&M Agrilife Research was awarded an $899,997 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop an integrated watershed and lake water quality model. The model will help address water quality concerns related to land management practices in the watershed. Work will be performed in College Station, Texas from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. As part of this effort, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State...
- This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) to Texas A&M Agrilife Research aims to increase awareness and use of livestock feeding management practices to address climate challenges. As the lead of the National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP), Texas A&M Agrilife Research will conduct research, outreach, and technical assistance activities over the 3-year project period ending...
Texas A&M Agrilife Research was awarded a $649,999 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. Through this award, Texas A&M Agrilife Research will develop and use an integrated modeling approach to evaluate carbon markets and climate-smart agriculture and forestry practice incentives and policies from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The research aims to comprehensively analyze interactions among climate change impacts, adopted practices, adaptation, regional and international commodity markets, mitigation potential, and implications for regional incomes. Key characteristics of climate-smart practices that will be considered include permanence, leakage, uncertainty, additionality, and transaction costs. The results will provide information to policymakers and farmers on carbon market, carbon policy, and conservation program design.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 5/12/23 |