Project Grant NR233A750004G013

This Project Grant award of $4,081,137 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937) aims to expand markets for climate-smart sheep and goat production in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Alabama. The funding supports voluntary implementation and monitoring of climate-smart agricultural practices by farmers and ranchers in these regions, with the goal of quantifying greenhouse gas benefits and developing markets for the resulting...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $248,291 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program to support Indigenous-led climate adaptation strategies with the North Fork Mono Tribe. Over a two-year period ending in February 2024, the project will integrate Indigenous cultural burning practices with landscape monitoring to advance climate adaptation across jurisdictions. Deliverables include collaborative...

This Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture totals $100,000 to create a spatially-explicit, web-based decision support tool to inform sustainable grazing land management decisions. Funded under the Renewable Resources Extension Act program (CFDA 10.515), the tool will combine remotely-sensed rangeland production data with user-defined local knowledge to assess forage availability variability and support grazing management planning....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (CFDA 15.820 - National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers) provides $495,584 to the University of Arizona to cultivate water resilience with indigenous peoples in arid lands of the U.S. Southwest. The project will: 1) Conduct a water quality assessment in the Sanders, AZ area, engaging community members to collect and interpret data, and evaluate barriers to water accessibility and affordability, and 2) Facilitate a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA), a state government entity. The grant supports climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets across Arizona. Key activities funded include cost-sharing for forestry practices like...

This $4,722,460.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937) will expand markets for climate-smart wheat production in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The grant will support the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the for-profit subcontractor Grassland Oregon Inc. in implementing and monitoring climate-smart agricultural practices....

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,...

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 National Audubon Society, Inc. has been awarded a $298,014 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to implement the 2024-2029 Lower Gila River Collaborative (LGRC) Strategic Action Plan over a three-year period from January 2025 to December 2027. The project aims to advance restoration of the Lower Gila River sub-watersheds in Maricopa County, Arizona by removing invasive tamarisk, planting native vegetation, creating public...

This $4,999,795 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program (CFDA 10.937), expands climate-smart markets for specialty crops, vegetables, and fruits (including almonds, walnuts, rice, tomatoes, and stone fruits) in California. The funding supports California State University, Chico, through its auxiliary organization Chico State Enterprises, to implement climate-smart agricultural practices, monitor...