13 that the agency is offering $10 million in grants to promote water quality trading among farmers and ranchers.Half of the grants, or $5 million, would be directed toward the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which already is under a federal mandate to comply with a total maximum daily load limit...
Integration of the soil and water assessment tool with the information system in watersheds modeling Geographic Information Systems have become indispensable tools for watershed-scale hydrologic analysis and modeling. The integrative capabilities of GIS ca... WM Khairy,AP Hannoura,TL Coleman - Proceeding...
In 2024, USDA announced the creation of “turnkey” grants through both FMPP and LFPP, suggesting these options were designed to “simplify the application process for common FMPP and LFPP activities, focusing on specific, predefined activities.” The amount of these awards is 50,000-100,000....
Washington - USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is awarding more than $14.6 million in grants to support the development of innovative systems, tools, and technologies for production and conservation on agricultural lands. Funds are provided through the Conservation Innovation Grants (...
— Disaster aid bill fails in Senate, blocking block grant relief authority for USDA Secretary Vilsack. A bill, previously passed by the House, which aimed to grant USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack the authority to utilize block grants for providing relief to farmers in states affected by disasters ...
It’s easy to be “in the know”about agriculture news from coast to coast! Sign up for a FREE month of Agri-Pulse news.Simplyclick here. “The federal government has been a big driver of the growth in regional food systems in the last decade, and their support has been very important...
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Government grantsDrinking waterWellsCharitiesThe USDA grant will fund Water Well Trust projects in six rural Georgia counties, including Colquitt, Hancock, Jones, Monroe, Murray and Wilcox. The USDA grant money will be used to drill at least 22 water wells in the counties.Anonymous...
A remote Alaska Native village where only half the homes have indoor plumbing is among rural communities nationwide that will receive upgrades to water and wastewater systems with $352 million in grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
New grants available from USDA to help communities meet water challenges in coming years.The article reports on the plan of U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to generate $6 million in grants in 2014....