Project Grant AID391A001101213

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded Oklahoma State University a $492,585 cooperative agreement under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) from March 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The award funds the DAM ANALYSIS MODERNIZATION OF TOOLS, APPLICATIONS, GUIDANCE AND STANDARDIZATION (DAM-TAGS) PROJECT. This project will deliver modernized tools, applications, guidance and standardization related to dam analysis to support the...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded Oklahoma State University a $492,585 cooperative agreement under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) from March 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The award supports the Dam Analysis Modernization of Tools, Applications, Guidance and Standardization (DAM-TAGS) project. The project will deliver products and services to modernize dam safety analysis tools, applications, guidance, and standards....

The San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) is implementing the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADROP), which is the first phase of the North San Benito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project. ADROP is funded by a $51,195,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) under the Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). The project will provide for the injection and storage of up to 2,700 acre-feet per year of treated Central Valley...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,030,000 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Nambe Pueblo Governor's Office in New Mexico. This 24-month project will focus on planning and designing the restoration of the Nambe Reservoir and one mile of the Rio Nambe upstream. Key activities include: sediment and debris removal, sediment trap maintenance, vegetation management and re-vegetation, and installation of solar-powered aeration devices to improve...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Saubel's, Inc. a $102,413 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP, CFDA 10.868) on July 27, 2021. The grant completion date is July 27, 2023. REAP aims to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development for agricultural producers and rural small businesses through grants of up to 25% of project costs and loan guarantees. Saubel's will use the funding to support energy efficiency...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $1,819,430 Cooperative Agreement under the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, CFDA 10.215. This 5-year award, starting on September 1, 2024, will fund the development and execution of integrated communications and outreach efforts to help achieve SARE's mission of promoting profitable, environmentally-sound, and socially responsible agriculture. Activities will...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $1,659,784.00 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Maryland, College Park under the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program (CFDA 10.215) for the period of September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2028. The purpose of the SARE program is to encourage research and extension projects designed to increase knowledge concerning agricultural production systems that maintain and enhance quality...

The Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA), a non-profit organization, received a $201,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685). The goal of this project is to survey road stream crossings in federally listed species habitat to determine if they are acting as barriers to fish passage. SEAFWA will survey 1,000 culverts in the range of the Slackwater Darter in Tennessee and Alabama, and an...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $154,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) under the Colorado River System Conservation Pilot program (CFDA 15.567). The funding will support the design and construction of the Salt River Project-Central Arizona Project (SRP-CAP) Interconnection Facility. This interconnection will improve regional water system redundancy and flexibility by enabling the delivery...

This $10.8 million Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program supports continued efforts to provide new technologies and principles to amplify climate resiliency through the Western SARE funding programs. Key objectives include broadening the scope of submitted proposals, leveraging the diversity of the Administrative Council, finalizing the...