Project Grant NR253A750011G001
- This $2,998,559.00 federal Project Grant award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) will fund an initiative to enhance nutrient management practices in the New York City drinking water supply watershed and Delaware County, New York. The project aims to break barriers to the adoption of advanced nutrient management techniques on small-scale agricultural operations in this region. The award was made to the Delaware...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) will use information collected on demonstration farms to introduce and increase awareness among producers, land managers, and technical advisors of the value, use, and management of NWSGS. The $133,349.00 award to the Two-Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. has a project period from September 15, 2023 to...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $145,364.95 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) on Sep 28, 2023. The grant, titled "USE OF EQIP CONSERVATION PRACTICES TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH," will support UMass in implementing voluntary conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on eligible agricultural lands in Massachusetts. Key...
- The American Farmland Trust was awarded a $2,627,531 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to deliver services that promote more sustainable agricultural practices. Funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the award will support the organization's efforts to address challenges associated with increased cover cropping from 2021 through 2026. Originally intended to include sites in Washington and Oregon, the...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded GSR Solutions LLC a $174,963.69 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program on September 21, 2021 for a period ending September 14, 2023. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA 10.912, promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality through voluntary land stewardship efforts. Specifically, this...
- This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2023 by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912). The grant supports the Five Oaks AG Research And Education Center, Inc. in Arkansas to research and demonstrate how sustainable, regenerative agricultural practices such as cover cropping, livestock integration, and integrated pest management can be combined to optimize environmental benefits on eligible lands. The...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Ecosystems Protection Service, LLC a $148,160 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The two-year grant running from September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2023 will support the awardee's delivery of environmental protection services to agricultural producers. Under the EQIP program's goal of promoting agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible...
- This $600,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) aims to close knowledge and confidence gaps for new staff at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The funding will enable these staff to effectively communicate with clients and technical service providers about nutrient management opportunities during conservation planning. The award period runs from September 30,...
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $228,018 Project Grant to Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Of Suffolk County under the Equipment Grants Program (EGP, CFDA 10.519). The grant will fund the Edge of Field Permeable Reactive Barriers to Improve Long Island Water Quality project from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The EGP aims to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment and instruments for food and agricultural sciences...
- The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded a $144,382 Project Grant under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to The Trustees of Reservations, a non-profit organization in Massachusetts. This grant, awarded on September 23, 2023, will support a project exploring the viability of improving agricultural ditch water quality by incentivizing the establishment of riparian buffers as an alternative...
This $251,122.77 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) will fund a no-till soil health demonstration trial for agronomic crops in Orange County, New York. The grant, awarded to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County on December 17, 2024, will run through December 16, 2027. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible national goals, providing technical and financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and non-industrial private forest landowners to implement conservation practices. This award will enable Cornell Cooperative Extension to offer technical assistance and support the implementation of no-till and other soil health improvement practices in the Orange County region.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $251.1k | 4/9/25 |