2010 Conservation Innovation Grant Awards
Updated: 08/12/2010
Below is a list of the Fiscal Year 2010 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) National Component awardees. The information includes the State(s) in which the project will be carried out, the total amount of NRCS funding provided, and the project title.
Multi-State Projects
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Entity
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Title of Proposal
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Federal Funds Requested
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Project Location
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National Association of RC&D
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Energy conservation outreach and technology transfer to socially disadvantaged farmers and Indian tribes
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$246,712
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AL, AZ, GA, HI, TX
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National Wild Turkey Federation
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Natives of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
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$99,300
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AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
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National Center for Appropriate Technology
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Integrating Sustainable and Organic Agriculture into NRCS Programs
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$502,659
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AR, CA, FL, IA, KS, MN, MT, NE, PA, VA, WI
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Dairy Science Institute, Inc dba Dairy Research Institute
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Farm energy audit data collector training program
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$225,000
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AR, CA, GA, MI, NM, NY, OK, PA, SD, UT
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Xerces Society, Inc
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Increasing the seed availability of less common milkweed species to benefit Monarch butterflies and other pollinators
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$117,983
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AZ, CA, FL, NV, NM, TX
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Environmental Defense Fund, Inc
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Development of Protocols and Accounting Methods for Carbon Sequestration on US Rangelands
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$638,793
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CA, CO, ID, MT, OK, TX
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Wild Farm Alliance
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Co-managing for Food Safety and Conservation Objectives in Specialty Crops: Preparing NRCS Conservationists and Technical Service Providers to Address New Challenges
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$140,000
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CA, FL, NY
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Montana State University
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Innovative conservation approaches to invasive plant management in the Missouri River Watershed-From prevention to control to biomass utilization/biofuel generation
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$1,000,000
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CO, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY
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New England Farmers Union Educational Foundation
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Developing stakeholder-driven, scientifically-based opportunities for New England farmers to participate in carbon offset markets
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$202,799
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CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
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The Forest Guild
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Promoting Adoption of Innovative Conservation Practices for Sustainable Forest Biomass Harvesting
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$147,057
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CT, ME, MA, MD, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT
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World Resource Institute
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Building an online multistate water quality trading platform and carbon estimation tool for the Chesapeake Bay watershed
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$600,000
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DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
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Manure Energy Research Corp
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Cropland loading reduction through pyrolytic nutrient conversion
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$400,000
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DE, MD, VA
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University of Guam
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Carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes in Guam and CNMI; filling the information void
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$182,000
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Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan
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Center for Rural Affairs
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Women caring for the land
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$128,594
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IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI
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Fermentation Experts, Inc
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Fermented liquid feeding to reduce phosphorous in swine manure
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$492,579
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IA, KS, MN, NE, SD, WI
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Cornell University
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Precise nitrogen management for corn production: Mitigating environmental nitrogen losses and adapting to climate change
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$284,444
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IA, NY, PA
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American Bird Conservancy
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Integrating Management for Forest Health and Cavity-Nesting Bird Conservation in Ponderosa Pine Forests
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$83,000
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ID, MT, OR, WA
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The Longleaf Alliance, Inc
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Native understory restoration in longleaf pine ecosystems
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$189,000
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LA, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA,
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Single-State Projects
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Entity
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Title of Proposal
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Federal Funds Requested
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Project Location
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Arkansas Land & Farm Development Corporation
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Conservation Outreach and Assistance to Disadvantaged Arkansas Farmers
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$328,865
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AR
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East Arkansas Enterprise Community
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Outreach Strategies for beginning Farmers, Socially Disadvantage Farmers and Limited Resource Farmer to implement Best Management Practices (BMP) for nutrient control in the Mississippi River Basin
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$60,000
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AR
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Pollinator Partnership
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Holistic restoration techniques for native wood-nesting bees: A test of novel habitat development approach
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$82,425
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AZ
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Agriculture & Land-Based Training Association
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Advancing Conservation Innovation among Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
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$120,000
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CA
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California Land Stewardship Institute
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Resolving the Water Crisis in the Russian River Watershed, CA: Demonstrating how Grape growers can Monitor Streamflow and Implement Irrigation Water Management Plans to Benefit Listed Salmonids.
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$142,000
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CA
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Community Alliance with Family Farmers
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Transfer of innovative conservation technology to beginning, limited resource and small-scale central coast growers in California
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$50,000
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CA
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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Restoration of flow benefits salmonids and other aquatic species through provision of innovative water management tools through ecosystem markets for agricultural producers
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$384,000
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CA
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The Regents of the University of California, Davis
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Development and Validation of Protocols for Assessing Functioning of Pollinator Habitat Plantings for Agricultural Settings
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$343,884
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CA
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Western United Dairymen
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Water balance approach for seepage measurements from liquid dairy manure storage ponds
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$111,692
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CA
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Meridian Institute
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Council on Sustainable Biomass Production: A comprehensive standard and national certification program for sustainable production of cellulosic biomass and bioenergy.
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$750,000
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CO
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Island Paradise Aquaponics, LLC
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Installation of creative aquaponic farming system that functions in any soil conditions, saves energy, conserve water, conserve fertilizer input and maximize land usage
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$100,000
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HI
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Iowa County Soil and Water Conservation District
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Integration of vegetative practices, sediment basins and alternative tile intakes with risk assessment tools to manage and optimize nutrient loads in Clear Creek, Iowa watershed
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$167,910
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IA
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Iowa Heartland RC&D
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Project find and assist: A replicable public/private partnership to identify, reach out, and connect traditionally-underserved EQIP eligible small-scale farm owners with conservation services and programs
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$25,000
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IA
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Missouri & Mississippi Divide RC&D
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Showing The Unseen-MRBI outreach animation videos for EQIP water management practices
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$42,953
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IA
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American Farmland Trust
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A multi-faceted approach to achieving nutrient reductions in the Upper Salt Fork in Champaign County, Illinois
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$524,970
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IL
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The Wetlands Initiative
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MRBI Big Bureau Creek Targeted Subwatershed Project: Producer Communication & Outreach Program
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$60,000
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IL
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Indiana State Department of Agriculture
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Indiana on-farm network-nutrient management
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$450,000
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IN
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Purdue University
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Adaptive management to increase adoption rates of emerging nutriet management and load reduction practices
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$118,357
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IN
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Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
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Use of crop residue as biochar soil amendment to reduce greenhouse gas emission, enhance soil carbon sequestration, and improve water quality in sugarcane and rice production
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$503,954
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LA
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Michael Robichaux for Frank Martin Farms, Inc
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Development and testing of sugarcane post-harvest crop residue management tool in poorly-drained, clayey soils of South Louisiana
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$8,000
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LA
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Chester River Association
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Upper Chester Conservation Initiative
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$300,000
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MD
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
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To utilize an on farm nutrient assessment and BMP credit calculation tool developed to facilitate ecosystem market trading for inventorying farmers voluntary conservation practices
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$264,700
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MD
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Gypsum Curtains: Reducing soluble phosphorous (P) losses from P-saturated soils on poultry operations
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$999,987
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MD
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Regents of the University of Minnesota
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Spatial modeling and collaborative landscape design to improve nutrient management, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem services in the Mississippi River Basin
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$209,874
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MN
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B.F. Smith Foundation - Delta F.A.R.M.
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Demonstrating system based approaches to managing and reducing nutrients in support of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
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$434,575
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MS
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Mississippi State University
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Promoting and Demonstrating the Utility of Native Warm Season Grass Based Biofuels and Field Margins for Pollinators, Birds, and Carbon Sequestration
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$393,978
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MS
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Arctic Grayling Recovery Program
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Low-head fish screens for fluvial Arctic grayling in the Blue Hole Watershed
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$15,000
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MT
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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Evaluating Sage-grouse and Habitat responses to Sage-grouse Friendly Livestock Grazing Strategies.
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$170,000
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MT
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NC State University
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Manure Belt Collection System and Energy Recovery System
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$659,655
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NC
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WNC Communities
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Innovative composting for western North Carolina livestock facility
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$62,342
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NC
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International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals dba The Wilds
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A multiple option demonstration, based on life cycle analysis, to transition from a coal-mining past to a CO2 sequestering future through diverse prairie establishment in reclaimed mine land for beginning, limited resource, and marginal farmers/ranchers and landowners
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$403,982
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OH
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Conservation Commission of Oklahoma
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Developing high quality carbon offset verification protocols and quantifying water quality improvements of best management practices to ensure the environmental benefits of agricultural
carbon offsets
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$303,592
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OK
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Without Carrot or Stick: Promoting BMPs on Small Dairy Farms
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$256,960
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PA
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Genesis Industries LLC
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Texas Biomass Sustainable Energy Demonstration Project
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$1,000,000
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TX
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Texas A&M Research Foundation
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Adapting to climate change through prescribed fire use and
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$89,535
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TX
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National Audubon Society
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Proactive Outreach in Priority Habitats to Engage Landowners in Sustainable, Bird Friendly Conservation Practices
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$162,807
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VT
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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
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Developing Organic Forage Systems that Promote Productivity and Protection of Natural Resources
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$43,466
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VT
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The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
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Digging Deeper: New and Innovative Tools to Improve Nutrient Management of Livestock and Specialty Crop Farms
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$99,700
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VT
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Washington State University
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Impact of Anaerobic Digestion on Air Quality in a Community Anaerobic Digester
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$531,625
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WA
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Washington State University
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Decision aid tool to enhance adoption of feed management 592 practice standard-feed nutrient management planning economics FNMP
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$236,791
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WA
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Washington State University
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An integrated nutrient recovery, Class-A fiber production process, and H2S scrubbing system that works in series with dairy manure anaerobic digesters—farm-scale demonstration on two Washington State
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$750,000
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WA
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Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
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Demonstration of Precision Nutrient Management Planning and On-Farm Research Techniques to Optimize Profitability and Reduce Environmental Concerns in the Mississippi River Basin
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$143,396
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WI
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Great Lakes Ag Energy, LLC
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Use of a constructed wetland and a mass culture of attached, filamentous algae to compliment methane-digester technology in managing dairy-farm phosphorus runoff
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$362,233
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WI
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