Project Grant 20246701942680
- The Colorado Department of Agriculture received a $535,934 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation through the Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control program (CFDA 15.509) to implement the Basin States Salinity Control Program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026 and will fund efforts to identify salt source areas, develop conservation practice plans to reduce salt loads, install conservation practices to lower...
- This $249,742 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research by Portland State University to model the impacts of salt stress on coupled carbon and water dynamics in dryland critical zones. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Conducting controlled greenhouse experiments and developing models to understand how factors like root/shoot water and salt storage, plant salt uptake, and...
- This $219,815 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support collaborative research at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to quantify the impacts of soil salinization on carbon cycling and exchange across terrestrial-aquatic boundaries. The key objectives are to: 1) measure field relationships between terrestrial and stream carbon dynamics across a salinity gradient, 2) experimentally determine how soil salinization...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $576,061 Project Grant under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The grant supports the development of an integrated crop-soil-groundwater model to enhance understanding of nitrate transport and transformation in agricultural regions. Key activities include: Integrating crop models for corn, soybean, and potato into a new simulation model that can depict 3D soil and...
- This $224,827 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support collaborative research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to quantify how salinization impacts carbon processing across terrestrial-aquatic boundaries. The key objectives are to: 1) measure field relationships between soil and stream chemistry across a salinity gradient, 2) experimentally determine how soil salinization...
- This Project Grant award, totaling $499,681.45, was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805). The project aims to quantify and project the water budget across the Contiguous United States (CONUS) using a hierarchical modeling framework. Key objectives include: Quantifying water budget components by leveraging hydrological experiments, applying machine learning algorithms to inform soil properties, and employing...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to provide insights into the factors controlling soil salinization and saltwater intrusion in coastal landscapes impacted by rising sea levels and changing climate conditions. The research team at East Carolina University will use hydrogeophysical and other hydrogeological methods to study saltwater intrusion processes in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System and...
- Project Award Summary Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division received a $957,085 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Open Data Standards program (CFDA 10.233), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2027. The award funds TerraSCOPE, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven soil health modeling system designed to integrate grower-reported data with scientific...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Title II, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control program (CFDA 15.509) provides $5,458,900.00 in funding to the Uintah Indian Irrigation Project Operation And Maintenance Company. The project aims to reduce salinity levels in the Colorado River system, which will help prevent economic damages in the Lower Colorado River Basin. The key activities involve replacing an open, unlined irrigation...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Program (CFDA 15.805) provides $620,000 in funding to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to evaluate the vulnerability of urban, agricultural, and ecological sectors in the Southern Ogallala Aquifer (SOA) region to drought and wildfires. The project aims to estimate the economic losses by sector and county, simulate crop yields and irrigation water usage under various management strategies,...
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CROPLANDS WORLDWIDE ARE AFFECTED BY HUMAN-INDUCED SALINIZATION, OFTEN DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE CONDITIONS AND THE APPLICATION OF LOW-QUALITY IRRIGATION WATER WITHIN THE PRESENCE OF SALT MINERALS IN SOILS AND AQUIFERS. CONDITIONS IN IRRIGATED LANDS CAN BE EXACERBATED BY ARID CONDITIONS, RISING TEMPERATURES, AND SALT INPUTS FROM UPSTREAM URBAN AREAS. THERE IS A NEED TO QUANTIFY CURRENT LEVELS OF SALINIZATION IN LARGE, HUMAN-IMPACTED RIVER BASINS AND IDENTIFY VIABLE MITIGATION STRATEGIES. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSESS AND FORECAST SALT STORAGE, MOVEMENT, CONCENTRATIONS, ACCUMULATION RATES, AND LOADS WITHIN AN IRRIGATED SEMI-ARID RIVER BASIN SUBJECT TO CHANGES IN CLIMATE, LAND USE, AND PRACTICAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES. THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN (COLORADO) IS USED AS THE REPRESENTATIVE BASIN. THE PROJECT AIM WILL BE ACHIEVED BY COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING FOUR OBJECTIVES:(1) QUANTIFY SALINITY CONCENTRATIONS, STORAGE, ACCUMULATION RATES, EXTENT, AND MOVEMENT IN SOILS, GROUNDWATER, AND SURFACE WATER, USING A COMBINATION OF FIELD WORK, REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES, AND HYDRO-SALINITY MODELING;(2) FORECAST THE IMPACT OF FUTURE CLIMATE, LAND USE, AND WATER RIGHTS TRANSACTIONS ON SALINITY AND CROP YIELD IN THE BASIN;(3) INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF PRIORITY ALTERNATIVE LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND POLICIES ON SALINITY AND CROP YIELD; AND(4) ENGAGE WITH GROWERS AND WATER MANAGERS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND IDENTIFY VIABLE STRATEGIES FOR SALT MITIGATION.THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE METHODS OF QUANTIFYING SOIL SALINITY AT VARIOUS SPATIAL SCALES, AND PROVIDE AN UPDATED, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MODELING TOOL FOR SIMULATING SALINITY TRANSPORT IN HIGHLY MANAGED RIVER BASINS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 6/28/24 |