…since it launched in 2014. Grant applications must be submitted electronically through www.Grants.gov. Applicants should start the Grants.gov registration process as soon as possible to ensure that they meet the…
Healthier Shopping
…from lower-margin less healthy products to higher-margin healthier products without increasing consumer budgets.” Payne and Niculescu recently received a large five-year grant from the USDA to create in-store marketing tools…
Lettuce Research Grant
Cal Poly Pomona Professor Awarded Major Grant for Lettuce Research A plant science professor at Cal Poly Pomona has received a $416,343 state grant to study how to grow lettuce…
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…“We’re doing everything we can to move this project along.” During a media briefing at the project site last week, Bair said funding for the project is coming from state…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Planning Grants
…million in grants to help with sustainable groundwater planning. The Proposition 1 Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program provides funding for county projects that will develop groundwater plans consistent with the…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
Research will measure health and ecological impacts of water conservation practices Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding to five institutions to research human and ecological health impacts…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…irrigation water in their modeling. This research, which was part of a larger study of climate change and agriculture funded by a grant from the California Energy Commission, was also…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…million in grants that 10 universities will use to help communities improve water resource quality and quantity. In addition, the Department was tapped to serve as permanent co-chair of the…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…and recent funding is starting the process to look for new tools to help control it. Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Director Jeff Dahlberg says he will be working…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
…agricultural waste for growers, and a little boost to a producer’s income. When growers remove an orchard, for example, these facilities would pay the producer for the organic matter. Funding…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…and produce safety rules under FSMA and fully funding states to do this important public health work is critical. For More Information: Funding Opportunity Announcement FDA Food Safety Modernization Act…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to help maintain and expand waste-to-energy infrastructure. During meetings with legislators, Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brenna Sullivan said Farm Bureau opposes…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative, which coordinates USDA’s work to support local and regional food systems. F2S Census data and F2S grant award information is available on the KYF2 Compass…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
…to $260 million for partner proposals to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. The funding is being made available…