Project Grant 720BHA24GR00111

This Project Grant award of $284,207.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports research at Cornell University examining farmer decision-making processes related to climate adaptation through the adoption of new crop varieties. The key products of this 3-year project include: (1) developing a multi-scale modeling approach combining land surface modeling, satellite...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $124,000 project grant to Union DES Paysans 3E Section Vieille-Hatte under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support community-led solutions expanding economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and microenterprise development in Haiti's Dry North West Department from May 2023 to May 2025. Specifically, the grantee will improve economic resilience and food security for farmers by increasing access to seeds, livestock, and...

This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) aims to promote the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices by improving understanding, knowledge, education, and support for farmers. The key activities include: i) evaluating the climate benefits (increased carbon sequestration and reduced greenhouse gas emissions) of selected, locally-adaptable climate-smart...

This $496,820 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) supports the Foundation For Community Impact & Health Equity, a non-profit organization in Ridgeway, South Carolina, to conduct activities aimed at promoting climate-smart agriculture practices. Specifically, the funding will enable the organization to deliver 18 climate-smart agriculture trainings, host 2 Cultiv8...

This $294,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program aims to enhance the climate resilience of cotton farming through improved soil health management. The Soil Health Institute, a non-profit research organization in Morrisville, North Carolina, will integrate realistic soil health effects into the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology...

This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Midwestern U.S. cropping systems. The project is led by The Ohio State University with several sub-awardees, including Solutions From The Land, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, and Central State University. The key products and services being delivered under this award include: Establishing...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office awarded Elevated Foods Inc. a $20 million Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project Grant to expand markets for climate-smart fruits and vegetables in 11 states and the Navajo Nation from April 2023 to April 2028. Under the award, Elevated Foods will employ Croptrak's FarmAdvisor platform and modules to manage producers' land and assets and document their climate-smart practices and acreage. Decade Impact...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $1,489,000 project grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Migrant Clinicians Network, Inc. to increase agricultural communities' ability to adapt to climate change and improve health outcomes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands over three years. Specifically, the grantee will partner with the USDA Caribbean Climate Hub to build the capacity of eight Federally...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Salish Kootenai College, Inc. on January 15, 2025. The purpose of the "Climate Smart Agriculture and Indigenous Knowledge Integration Project (CSAIKI)" is to promote food security, empower youth entrepreneurship, and facilitate implementation of climate-smart food systems among the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreille tribes in Montana and Washington. The project will...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $649,965 to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to develop an Integrated Decision Support System (IDSS) called EcoHAWQS@Farm. The IDSS will help small and medium-scale farmers and local soil and water conservation managers assess the risks and benefits of adopting new conservation management practices to respond to drought and...