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<p>Water <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/partners/fluid_planet.html">programs</a> featured include: 1) The Rio Grande Basin Initiative which funds conservation increasing demands on the Southwest's "Big River;” 2) a University of Idaho snow-pack study that helps forestland managers understand the impact of timber harvests on snow-melt and water supplies in the West; 3) a team from three universities (Rutgers, Cornell, and Virginia Tech) which touts the benefits of rain gardens for businesses and backyards to filter pollutants from storm water runoff; and 4) research at New Mexico State University which tests and compares state-of-the-art drip lines and ancient acequia canals that use the Rio Grande River for irrigation.</p>
<p><a class="BodyTextBlackBold" href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><strong>Water Home Page </strong></a></p>"
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<p>Water <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/partners/fluid_planet.html">programs</a> featured include: 1) The Rio Grande Basin Initiative which funds conservation increasing demands on the Southwest's "Big River;” 2) a University of Idaho snow-pack study that helps forestland managers understand the impact of timber harvests on snow-melt and water supplies in the West; 3) a team from three universities (Rutgers, Cornell, and Virginia Tech) which touts the benefits of rain gardens for businesses and backyards to filter pollutants from storm water runoff; and 4) research at New Mexico State University which tests and compares state-of-the-art drip lines and ancient acequia canals that use the Rio Grande River for irrigation.</p>
<p><a class="BodyTextBlackBold" href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><strong>Water Home Page </strong></a></p>"
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string(3928) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"><a name="content"></a>CSREES Awards $5.3 Million in Water Quality Grants</h1>
<p align="left">Media Contact: Jennifer Martin, (202) 720-8188<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 – USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) today announced $5.3 million in grants to 15 universities and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research aimed at improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supplies.</p>
<p>“Developing research-based information on water quality issues is critical for America's farmers and ranchers,” said Colien Hefferan, CSREES administrator. “Understanding the sources and fate of microorganisms in water used in agricultural production is critical to maintaining a safe food supply.”</p>
<p>The awards are administered through the CSREES’ National Research Initiative (NRI) Water and Watershed competitive grants program. This grant program seeks to reduce pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa in waters derived from agricultural and rural watersheds, as well as maintain adequate water supplies for agricultural crop and livestock production and rural use. The CSREES Water and Watershed program has awarded more than $24 million in the past five years.</p>
<p>Funded projects include research at the University of North Carolina to study microbial transport in storm water runoff from residential and agricultural watersheds. Research at the University of California – Riverside will develop cost-efficient treatment strategies that harness natural ways to eliminate bacterial pathogens from agricultural runoff. University of Vermont researchers will quantify dairy farm pathogens in barnyard and milking operation wastewater and in feed bunk and farm ditch runoff.</p>
<p>The fiscal year 2008 grants are being awarded to the following institutions: </p>
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<li>University of Alaska, $99,951 </li>
<li>USDA-ARS, $400,000 </li>
<li>University of California - Riverside, $400,000</li>
<li>University of Hawaii, $110,309</li>
<li>University of Idaho, $394,852 </li>
<li>University of Illinois, $399,592 </li>
<li>University of Illinois - Chicago, $392,941 </li>
<li>Purdue University, $250,523</li>
<li>Kansas State University, $10,000 </li>
<li>Eastern Kentucky University, $323,404</li>
<li>Michigan State University, $260,259</li>
<li>Cornell University, $385,572</li>
<li>University of North Carolina, $397,136</li>
<li>North Dakota State University, $100,000 and $290,383</li>
<li>Drexel University, $24,457 </li>
<li>University of Vermont, $96,494 </li>
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<p>CSREES' NRI program has been the largest peer reviewed, competitive grants program at USDA. Its purpose is to support research, extension and education grants that address key problems of national, regional and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture. The 2008 Farm Bill did not renew the NRI, but did authorize the creation of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). More information about AFRI can be found online at <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_announcement.pdf">www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_<br>
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string(3928) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"><a name="content"></a>CSREES Awards $5.3 Million in Water Quality Grants</h1>
<p align="left">Media Contact: Jennifer Martin, (202) 720-8188<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 – USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) today announced $5.3 million in grants to 15 universities and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research aimed at improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supplies.</p>
<p>“Developing research-based information on water quality issues is critical for America's farmers and ranchers,” said Colien Hefferan, CSREES administrator. “Understanding the sources and fate of microorganisms in water used in agricultural production is critical to maintaining a safe food supply.”</p>
<p>The awards are administered through the CSREES’ National Research Initiative (NRI) Water and Watershed competitive grants program. This grant program seeks to reduce pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa in waters derived from agricultural and rural watersheds, as well as maintain adequate water supplies for agricultural crop and livestock production and rural use. The CSREES Water and Watershed program has awarded more than $24 million in the past five years.</p>
<p>Funded projects include research at the University of North Carolina to study microbial transport in storm water runoff from residential and agricultural watersheds. Research at the University of California – Riverside will develop cost-efficient treatment strategies that harness natural ways to eliminate bacterial pathogens from agricultural runoff. University of Vermont researchers will quantify dairy farm pathogens in barnyard and milking operation wastewater and in feed bunk and farm ditch runoff.</p>
<p>The fiscal year 2008 grants are being awarded to the following institutions: </p>
<ul>
<li>University of Alaska, $99,951 </li>
<li>USDA-ARS, $400,000 </li>
<li>University of California - Riverside, $400,000</li>
<li>University of Hawaii, $110,309</li>
<li>University of Idaho, $394,852 </li>
<li>University of Illinois, $399,592 </li>
<li>University of Illinois - Chicago, $392,941 </li>
<li>Purdue University, $250,523</li>
<li>Kansas State University, $10,000 </li>
<li>Eastern Kentucky University, $323,404</li>
<li>Michigan State University, $260,259</li>
<li>Cornell University, $385,572</li>
<li>University of North Carolina, $397,136</li>
<li>North Dakota State University, $100,000 and $290,383</li>
<li>Drexel University, $24,457 </li>
<li>University of Vermont, $96,494 </li>
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<p> </p>
<p>CSREES' NRI program has been the largest peer reviewed, competitive grants program at USDA. Its purpose is to support research, extension and education grants that address key problems of national, regional and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture. The 2008 Farm Bill did not renew the NRI, but did authorize the creation of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). More information about AFRI can be found online at <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_announcement.pdf">www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_<br>
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<p>Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, CSREES focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/">www.csrees.usda.gov</a>.</p>"
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<p>A <em><a href="http://www.joe.org/joe/2008june/a5.shtml">Journal of Extension article</a></em> featured a team of water quality professionals with the CSREES <a href="http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/">Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program</a> who initiated a series of satellite downlinked conferences to develop and deliver educational programming on watershed management, drinking water and human health, and water conservation and management. The conferences were conducted over a three-year period, downlinking to a minimum of 38 educational sites each year and drawing an annual attendance ranging from 300 to 1,000 educators, agency and non-profit personnel, and local watershed group members. These conferences were also available via live video streams for individuals located offsite with computer access. The success of this regional effort is attributable to the strong partnership among the five participating land-grant universities and EPA Region 10. It also suggests that concentrating on regional audiences rather than adhering to state boundaries can make a significant difference in the effective management of natural resources. The five participating land-grant institutions were Northwest Indian College, Oregon State University, University of Alaska, University of Idaho, and Washington State University.</p>
<p>The Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html" title="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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string(1960) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"> <strong><a name="content"></a>Watershed Education Satellite Conferences</strong> </h1>
<p>A <em><a href="http://www.joe.org/joe/2008june/a5.shtml">Journal of Extension article</a></em> featured a team of water quality professionals with the CSREES <a href="http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/">Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program</a> who initiated a series of satellite downlinked conferences to develop and deliver educational programming on watershed management, drinking water and human health, and water conservation and management. The conferences were conducted over a three-year period, downlinking to a minimum of 38 educational sites each year and drawing an annual attendance ranging from 300 to 1,000 educators, agency and non-profit personnel, and local watershed group members. These conferences were also available via live video streams for individuals located offsite with computer access. The success of this regional effort is attributable to the strong partnership among the five participating land-grant universities and EPA Region 10. It also suggests that concentrating on regional audiences rather than adhering to state boundaries can make a significant difference in the effective management of natural resources. The five participating land-grant institutions were Northwest Indian College, Oregon State University, University of Alaska, University of Idaho, and Washington State University.</p>
<p>The Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html" title="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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[9]=>
array(6) {
["title"]=>
string(53) "[IN FOCUS] Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program"
["description"]=>
string(1684) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"> <strong><a name="content"></a>Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</strong> </h1>
<p>Resource managers have found that effective management of non-point source (NPS) water pollution requires addressing both environmental conditions and the choices that people make which impact the environment. The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Program</a> developed a <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/Flagships/SI-Docs/SI%20Handbook6-08.pdf">handbook</a> that describes the Social Indicator Planning and Evaluation System (SIPES). SIPES provides step-by-step procedures for using social indicators to help plan, implement, and evaluate NPS management projects. Social indicators provide information about awareness, attitudes, constraints, capacity, and behaviors that are expected to lead to water quality improvement. SIPES is a useful tool for resource managers working in state or regional NPS management programs because it begins with a review of project plans and then guides projects through a process to collect, analyze, and use social indicators data at the beginning and at the end of a NPS project. </p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</a> is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
["pubdate"]=>
string(30) "Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:40:51 -0600"
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string(76) "http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_greatlakes_program.html"
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string(1684) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"> <strong><a name="content"></a>Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</strong> </h1>
<p>Resource managers have found that effective management of non-point source (NPS) water pollution requires addressing both environmental conditions and the choices that people make which impact the environment. The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Program</a> developed a <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/Flagships/SI-Docs/SI%20Handbook6-08.pdf">handbook</a> that describes the Social Indicator Planning and Evaluation System (SIPES). SIPES provides step-by-step procedures for using social indicators to help plan, implement, and evaluate NPS management projects. Social indicators provide information about awareness, attitudes, constraints, capacity, and behaviors that are expected to lead to water quality improvement. SIPES is a useful tool for resource managers working in state or regional NPS management programs because it begins with a review of project plans and then guides projects through a process to collect, analyze, and use social indicators data at the beginning and at the end of a NPS project. </p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</a> is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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[10]=>
array(6) {
["title"]=>
string(170) "[IN FOCUS] USDA is the lead agency for U.S. Climate Change Science Program report on Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land and Water Resources, and Biodiversity."
["description"]=>
string(2573) "<H1 class=HdrBlackBold>U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report </H1>
<P class=BodyTextBlack>The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) report, “<A href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/default.php">Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States</A>,” integrates the federal research efforts of 13 agencies on climate and global change. The report has 38 authors from universities, national laboratories, non-governmental organizations, and federal service. <A href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1RD?printable=true&contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/05/0136.xml">USDA was the lead agency for this report</A> as part of its commitment to the CCSP. USDA is using the report’s findings in the development of a new Strategic Plan for Climate Change research. USDA is also providing guidance to landowners to enable them to estimate their carbon greenhouse gas footprints. </P>
<P class=BodyTextBlackBold><STRONG>USDA Climate Change Activities Fact Sheets</STRONG></P>
<UL class=BodyTextBlack>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Agricultural Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf">Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Economic Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Farm Service Agency</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Forest Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Natural Resources Conservation Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Risk Management Agency</A></LI></UL>"
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string(31) "Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:02:35 -0600"
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string(80) "http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/global_if_climate_change_report.html"
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string(2573) "<H1 class=HdrBlackBold>U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report </H1>
<P class=BodyTextBlack>The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) report, “<A href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/default.php">Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States</A>,” integrates the federal research efforts of 13 agencies on climate and global change. The report has 38 authors from universities, national laboratories, non-governmental organizations, and federal service. <A href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1RD?printable=true&contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/05/0136.xml">USDA was the lead agency for this report</A> as part of its commitment to the CCSP. USDA is using the report’s findings in the development of a new Strategic Plan for Climate Change research. USDA is also providing guidance to landowners to enable them to estimate their carbon greenhouse gas footprints. </P>
<P class=BodyTextBlackBold><STRONG>USDA Climate Change Activities Fact Sheets</STRONG></P>
<UL class=BodyTextBlack>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Agricultural Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf">Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Economic Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Farm Service Agency</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Forest Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Natural Resources Conservation Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Risk Management Agency</A></LI></UL>"
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string(63) "[FUNDING OPPORTUNITY] Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)"
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string(4096) "<TR><TD class=BodyTextBlack align="left">
<H1 class=BodyTextBlackBold>Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)</H1>
<P>The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops. </P>
<P><STRONG>Special Notation</STRONG></P>
<P><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/scri/scri.html">More SCRI Information</A></P>
<P><B>Who Is Eligible to Apply</B> </P>
<LI>1862 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>1890 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>1994 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses</LI>
<LI>Individuals</LI>
<LI>Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<LI>Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<LI>Other or Additional Information (See below)</LI>
<LI>Private Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<LI>State Agricultural Experiment Stations</LI>
<LI>State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<P></P>
<P></P>
<P><B>More Information on Eligibility</B></P>
<P></P>
<P>Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of 2 or more of these entities. </P>
<P></P>
<P align=center><!-- A href="/funding/forms_tr.html" --><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/specialty_crop.html">Request for Application (RFA)</A> | Apply: <A href="http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L7wQkzn9XNTL2GYfBJrzJjQ7RcL8py0jLrGL7NfVvy16RJPtGkL9%21841440351?oppId=18086&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW">Electronic</A></P>
<P></TD></TR><TR><TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/images/spacer.gif" width=1></TD></TR><TR><TD align="center">
<TABLE class=BodyTextBlack cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="80%" align=center border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left width="50%">Solicitation Date (Opening)</TH>
<TD vAlign=center>July 14, 2008 </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Letter of Intent Due Date</TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>None </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>
<DIV>Due Date (Closing)<BR><I></I></DIV></TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>August 14, 2008</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>
<DIV>Anticipated Award Date<BR><I></I></DIV></TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>None</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Estimated Total Program Funding </TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>$28,400,000.00</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Range of Awards</TH>
<TD vAlign=center>$0.00 to $6,000,000.00 </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year </TH>
<TD vAlign=center>0%</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Cost Sharing Requirements</TH>
<TD vAlign=center>100 %</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAl"
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string(31) "Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:13:39 -0600"
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string(65) "http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/specialtycropresearchinitiative.cfm"
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<H1 class=BodyTextBlackBold>Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)</H1>
<P>The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops. </P>
<P><STRONG>Special Notation</STRONG></P>
<P><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/scri/scri.html">More SCRI Information</A></P>
<P><B>Who Is Eligible to Apply</B> </P>
<LI>1862 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>1890 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>1994 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses</LI>
<LI>Individuals</LI>
<LI>Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<LI>Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<LI>Other or Additional Information (See below)</LI>
<LI>Private Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<LI>State Agricultural Experiment Stations</LI>
<LI>State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed</LI>
<P></P>
<P></P>
<P><B>More Information on Eligibility</B></P>
<P></P>
<P>Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of 2 or more of these entities. </P>
<P></P>
<P align=center><!-- A href="/funding/forms_tr.html" --><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/specialty_crop.html">Request for Application (RFA)</A> | Apply: <A href="http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L7wQkzn9XNTL2GYfBJrzJjQ7RcL8py0jLrGL7NfVvy16RJPtGkL9%21841440351?oppId=18086&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW">Electronic</A></P>
<P></TD></TR><TR><TD><IMG height=10 src="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/images/spacer.gif" width=1></TD></TR><TR><TD align="center">
<TABLE class=BodyTextBlack cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="80%" align=center border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left width="50%">Solicitation Date (Opening)</TH>
<TD vAlign=center>July 14, 2008 </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Letter of Intent Due Date</TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>None </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>
<DIV>Due Date (Closing)<BR><I></I></DIV></TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>August 14, 2008</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>
<DIV>Anticipated Award Date<BR><I></I></DIV></TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>None</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Estimated Total Program Funding </TH>
<TD class=BodyTextBlack vAlign=center>$28,400,000.00</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Range of Awards</TH>
<TD vAlign=center>$0.00 to $6,000,000.00 </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year </TH>
<TD vAlign=center>0%</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAlign=center align=left>Cost Sharing Requirements</TH>
<TD vAlign=center>100 %</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TH class=BodyTextBlackBold vAl"
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string(107) "[EVENT] International Conference on Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources, Portland, OR, October 13-14, 2008."
["pubdate"]=>
string(30) "Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:55:00 -0600"
["link"]=>
string(67) "http://www.ngwa.org/DEVELOPMENT/conferences/details/0810135055.aspx"
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[13]=>
array(6) {
["title"]=>
string(170) "[IN FOCUS] Mid-Atlantic Region Water Program water quality trading and agriculture article receives national recognition from American Agricultural Economics Association."
["description"]=>
string(1856) "<H1 class=HdrBlackBold><STRONG>Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Coordination Program Receives Award for Magazine Article </STRONG></H1>
<P>The <A href="http://www.aaea.org/">American Agricultural Economics Association</A> (AAEA) announced their selection of a 2007 <EM>Choices</EM> article entitled, "Water Quality Trading and Agriculture: Recognizing the Challenges and Policy Issues Ahead," to receive the 2008 AAEA Best <EM>Choices</EM> Article Award. <EM>Choices </EM>is a magazine published by AAEA that addresses food, farm, and resources issues. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of the article to improved understanding and improved policies.</P>
<P>Water quality credit trading is being promoted as a way to more cheaply and quickly reach water quality goals. The <A href="http://www.choicesmagazine.org/2007-2/grabbag/">article discusses the key elements of water quality credit trading</A>, challenges to making it work in the agricultural water quality context, evidence of performance to date, and policy issues. </P>
<P>The Water Quality Trading article was written by Charles Abdalla, Tatiana Borisova, Douglas Parker, and Kristen Saacke Blunk. Abdalla and Parker are leading the water quality trading efforts for the <A href="http://www.mawaterquality.org/">Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Coordination Program</A>, one of 10 regional programs funded by a grant from the <A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</A>.</P>
<P>The American Agricultural Economics Association will formally present the award to the authors in a ceremony to be held during the 2008 AAEA annual meeting in Orlando, FL, from July 27 to 29, 2008. </P>
<P><A class=BodyTextBlackBold href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><STRONG>Water Home Page </STRONG></A></P>"
["pubdate"]=>
string(31) "Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:58:26 -0600"
["link"]=>
string(68) "http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_aaea_award.html"
["guid"]=>
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["summary"]=>
string(1856) "<H1 class=HdrBlackBold><STRONG>Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Coordination Program Receives Award for Magazine Article </STRONG></H1>
<P>The <A href="http://www.aaea.org/">American Agricultural Economics Association</A> (AAEA) announced their selection of a 2007 <EM>Choices</EM> article entitled, "Water Quality Trading and Agriculture: Recognizing the Challenges and Policy Issues Ahead," to receive the 2008 AAEA Best <EM>Choices</EM> Article Award. <EM>Choices </EM>is a magazine published by AAEA that addresses food, farm, and resources issues. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of the article to improved understanding and improved policies.</P>
<P>Water quality credit trading is being promoted as a way to more cheaply and quickly reach water quality goals. The <A href="http://www.choicesmagazine.org/2007-2/grabbag/">article discusses the key elements of water quality credit trading</A>, challenges to making it work in the agricultural water quality context, evidence of performance to date, and policy issues. </P>
<P>The Water Quality Trading article was written by Charles Abdalla, Tatiana Borisova, Douglas Parker, and Kristen Saacke Blunk. Abdalla and Parker are leading the water quality trading efforts for the <A href="http://www.mawaterquality.org/">Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Coordination Program</A>, one of 10 regional programs funded by a grant from the <A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</A>.</P>
<P>The American Agricultural Economics Association will formally present the award to the authors in a ceremony to be held during the 2008 AAEA annual meeting in Orlando, FL, from July 27 to 29, 2008. </P>
<P><A class=BodyTextBlackBold href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><STRONG>Water Home Page </STRONG></A></P>"
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["title"]=>
string(167) "[EVENT] The National Sedimentation Laboratory: 50 Years of Soil and Water Research in a Changing Agricultural Environment Conference, Oxford, MS, September 3-5, 2008."
["pubdate"]=>
string(31) "Thu, 29 May 2008 15:12:51 -0600"
["link"]=>
string(23) "http://nsl.olemiss.edu/"
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string(36) "7F2729B7-655E-453A-A53F-81FC3F388C18"
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array(6) {
["title"]=>
string(168) "[IN FOCUS] CSREES is soliciting research and extension projects to improve grazingland watershed health and help evaluate impacts of conservation projects and programs."
["description"]=>
string(850) "<H1 class=BodyTextBlackBold>Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program: Conservation Effects Assessment Project</H1>
<P>CSREES requests applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2008 to develop research and extension projects aimed at improving the watershed health of grazingland watersheds across the Nation. The goal of this program area is to build a knowledge base that can be used to evaluate the impacts of conservation projects and programs on grazingland watershed health, improve the management of grazinglands to achieve environmental goals and inform policy decisions. </P>
<P> </P>
<P><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><STRONG>Water Program Home Page</STRONG></A></P>"
["pubdate"]=>
string(31) "Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:27:20 -0600"
["link"]=>
string(76) "http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/watershedconservationeffectsassessmenticgp.cfm"
["guid"]=>
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<P>CSREES requests applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2008 to develop research and extension projects aimed at improving the watershed health of grazingland watersheds across the Nation. The goal of this program area is to build a knowledge base that can be used to evaluate the impacts of conservation projects and programs on grazingland watershed health, improve the management of grazinglands to achieve environmental goals and inform policy decisions. </P>
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NIFA has awarded more than $4 million in competitive grants to conduct water and watershed research. The goals of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Water and Watersheds program are to protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment by improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supply protection; improve the quality of life in rural America through clean irrigation and livestock drinking water supplies."
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NIFA has awarded more than $4 million in competitive grants to conduct water and watershed research. The goals of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Water and Watersheds program are to protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment by improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supply protection; improve the quality of life in rural America through clean irrigation and livestock drinking water supplies."
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string(97) "[IN FOCUS] Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program Research, Education, and Extension Grants"
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string(1882) "More than $19 million was awarded through the NIFA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, including three universities which received funding under the new NIFA Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program. The NIFA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative funds projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who already have adopted organic standards to grow and market high-quality organic agricultural products. The NIFA Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program funds projects that demonstrate benefits to soil and water availability posed by implementing certified organic practices. Projects combine physical measurements of soil and surface and/or groundwater conditions. The program focuses on funding comparisons between certified organic farms and conventional farms of sediment delivery, nutrient use and transport, and overall water availability at the farm or field scale. Projects are expected to combine physical measurements of soil and surface and/or groundwater conditions at the field or farm scale with modeling information generated at the same spatial and temporal scale. Projects are expected to demonstrate (using field and modeling information) benefits or challenges to soil and water availability (quality and quantity) posed by implementing certified organic practices. Additionally, NIFA is interested in projects that solve water resource issues at the field or farm scale using research, education, and extension activities, and projects that explore the linkage between surface water and groundwater availability (quality and quantity). Iowa State University, North Carolina State University, and the Ohio State University are the FY 2009 NIFA Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program grant recipients. <a href="http://www.nifa.usda.gov/water.cfm" target="'_blank'">Back to Water Home Page</a>"
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<p>The award-winning CSREES Partners Video magazine is putting a special focus on CSREES-supported water quality and quantity projects. The video magazine series presents the programs and accomplishments of the partnership between CSREES and the Land-Grant University System in the areas of research, education, and extension.</p>
<p>Water <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/partners/fluid_planet.html">programs</a> featured include: 1) The Rio Grande Basin Initiative which funds conservation increasing demands on the Southwest's "Big River;” 2) a University of Idaho snow-pack study that helps forestland managers understand the impact of timber harvests on snow-melt and water supplies in the West; 3) a team from three universities (Rutgers, Cornell, and Virginia Tech) which touts the benefits of rain gardens for businesses and backyards to filter pollutants from storm water runoff; and 4) research at New Mexico State University which tests and compares state-of-the-art drip lines and ancient acequia canals that use the Rio Grande River for irrigation.</p>
<p><a class="BodyTextBlackBold" href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><strong>Water Home Page </strong></a></p>"
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<p>The award-winning CSREES Partners Video magazine is putting a special focus on CSREES-supported water quality and quantity projects. The video magazine series presents the programs and accomplishments of the partnership between CSREES and the Land-Grant University System in the areas of research, education, and extension.</p>
<p>Water <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/partners/fluid_planet.html">programs</a> featured include: 1) The Rio Grande Basin Initiative which funds conservation increasing demands on the Southwest's "Big River;” 2) a University of Idaho snow-pack study that helps forestland managers understand the impact of timber harvests on snow-melt and water supplies in the West; 3) a team from three universities (Rutgers, Cornell, and Virginia Tech) which touts the benefits of rain gardens for businesses and backyards to filter pollutants from storm water runoff; and 4) research at New Mexico State University which tests and compares state-of-the-art drip lines and ancient acequia canals that use the Rio Grande River for irrigation.</p>
<p><a class="BodyTextBlackBold" href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><strong>Water Home Page </strong></a></p>"
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string(148) "[IN FOCUS] CSREES awards $5.3 million in grants to conduct research aimed at improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supplies."
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string(3928) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"><a name="content"></a>CSREES Awards $5.3 Million in Water Quality Grants</h1>
<p align="left">Media Contact: Jennifer Martin, (202) 720-8188<br>
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<p>WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 – USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) today announced $5.3 million in grants to 15 universities and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research aimed at improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supplies.</p>
<p>“Developing research-based information on water quality issues is critical for America's farmers and ranchers,” said Colien Hefferan, CSREES administrator. “Understanding the sources and fate of microorganisms in water used in agricultural production is critical to maintaining a safe food supply.”</p>
<p>The awards are administered through the CSREES’ National Research Initiative (NRI) Water and Watershed competitive grants program. This grant program seeks to reduce pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa in waters derived from agricultural and rural watersheds, as well as maintain adequate water supplies for agricultural crop and livestock production and rural use. The CSREES Water and Watershed program has awarded more than $24 million in the past five years.</p>
<p>Funded projects include research at the University of North Carolina to study microbial transport in storm water runoff from residential and agricultural watersheds. Research at the University of California – Riverside will develop cost-efficient treatment strategies that harness natural ways to eliminate bacterial pathogens from agricultural runoff. University of Vermont researchers will quantify dairy farm pathogens in barnyard and milking operation wastewater and in feed bunk and farm ditch runoff.</p>
<p>The fiscal year 2008 grants are being awarded to the following institutions: </p>
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<li>University of Alaska, $99,951 </li>
<li>USDA-ARS, $400,000 </li>
<li>University of California - Riverside, $400,000</li>
<li>University of Hawaii, $110,309</li>
<li>University of Idaho, $394,852 </li>
<li>University of Illinois, $399,592 </li>
<li>University of Illinois - Chicago, $392,941 </li>
<li>Purdue University, $250,523</li>
<li>Kansas State University, $10,000 </li>
<li>Eastern Kentucky University, $323,404</li>
<li>Michigan State University, $260,259</li>
<li>Cornell University, $385,572</li>
<li>University of North Carolina, $397,136</li>
<li>North Dakota State University, $100,000 and $290,383</li>
<li>Drexel University, $24,457 </li>
<li>University of Vermont, $96,494 </li>
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<p>CSREES' NRI program has been the largest peer reviewed, competitive grants program at USDA. Its purpose is to support research, extension and education grants that address key problems of national, regional and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture. The 2008 Farm Bill did not renew the NRI, but did authorize the creation of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). More information about AFRI can be found online at <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_announcement.pdf">www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_<br>
announcement.pdf</a>. </p>
<p>Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, CSREES focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/">www.csrees.usda.gov</a>.</p>"
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<p align="left">Media Contact: Jennifer Martin, (202) 720-8188<br>
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<p>WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 – USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) today announced $5.3 million in grants to 15 universities and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research aimed at improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supplies.</p>
<p>“Developing research-based information on water quality issues is critical for America's farmers and ranchers,” said Colien Hefferan, CSREES administrator. “Understanding the sources and fate of microorganisms in water used in agricultural production is critical to maintaining a safe food supply.”</p>
<p>The awards are administered through the CSREES’ National Research Initiative (NRI) Water and Watershed competitive grants program. This grant program seeks to reduce pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa in waters derived from agricultural and rural watersheds, as well as maintain adequate water supplies for agricultural crop and livestock production and rural use. The CSREES Water and Watershed program has awarded more than $24 million in the past five years.</p>
<p>Funded projects include research at the University of North Carolina to study microbial transport in storm water runoff from residential and agricultural watersheds. Research at the University of California – Riverside will develop cost-efficient treatment strategies that harness natural ways to eliminate bacterial pathogens from agricultural runoff. University of Vermont researchers will quantify dairy farm pathogens in barnyard and milking operation wastewater and in feed bunk and farm ditch runoff.</p>
<p>The fiscal year 2008 grants are being awarded to the following institutions: </p>
<ul>
<li>University of Alaska, $99,951 </li>
<li>USDA-ARS, $400,000 </li>
<li>University of California - Riverside, $400,000</li>
<li>University of Hawaii, $110,309</li>
<li>University of Idaho, $394,852 </li>
<li>University of Illinois, $399,592 </li>
<li>University of Illinois - Chicago, $392,941 </li>
<li>Purdue University, $250,523</li>
<li>Kansas State University, $10,000 </li>
<li>Eastern Kentucky University, $323,404</li>
<li>Michigan State University, $260,259</li>
<li>Cornell University, $385,572</li>
<li>University of North Carolina, $397,136</li>
<li>North Dakota State University, $100,000 and $290,383</li>
<li>Drexel University, $24,457 </li>
<li>University of Vermont, $96,494 </li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>CSREES' NRI program has been the largest peer reviewed, competitive grants program at USDA. Its purpose is to support research, extension and education grants that address key problems of national, regional and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture. The 2008 Farm Bill did not renew the NRI, but did authorize the creation of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). More information about AFRI can be found online at <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_announcement.pdf">www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_<br>
announcement.pdf</a>. </p>
<p>Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, CSREES focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/">www.csrees.usda.gov</a>.</p>"
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string(52) "[IN FOCUS] Watershed Education Satellite Conferences"
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string(1960) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"> <strong><a name="content"></a>Watershed Education Satellite Conferences</strong> </h1>
<p>A <em><a href="http://www.joe.org/joe/2008june/a5.shtml">Journal of Extension article</a></em> featured a team of water quality professionals with the CSREES <a href="http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/">Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program</a> who initiated a series of satellite downlinked conferences to develop and deliver educational programming on watershed management, drinking water and human health, and water conservation and management. The conferences were conducted over a three-year period, downlinking to a minimum of 38 educational sites each year and drawing an annual attendance ranging from 300 to 1,000 educators, agency and non-profit personnel, and local watershed group members. These conferences were also available via live video streams for individuals located offsite with computer access. The success of this regional effort is attributable to the strong partnership among the five participating land-grant universities and EPA Region 10. It also suggests that concentrating on regional audiences rather than adhering to state boundaries can make a significant difference in the effective management of natural resources. The five participating land-grant institutions were Northwest Indian College, Oregon State University, University of Alaska, University of Idaho, and Washington State University.</p>
<p>The Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html" title="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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string(1960) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"> <strong><a name="content"></a>Watershed Education Satellite Conferences</strong> </h1>
<p>A <em><a href="http://www.joe.org/joe/2008june/a5.shtml">Journal of Extension article</a></em> featured a team of water quality professionals with the CSREES <a href="http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/">Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program</a> who initiated a series of satellite downlinked conferences to develop and deliver educational programming on watershed management, drinking water and human health, and water conservation and management. The conferences were conducted over a three-year period, downlinking to a minimum of 38 educational sites each year and drawing an annual attendance ranging from 300 to 1,000 educators, agency and non-profit personnel, and local watershed group members. These conferences were also available via live video streams for individuals located offsite with computer access. The success of this regional effort is attributable to the strong partnership among the five participating land-grant universities and EPA Region 10. It also suggests that concentrating on regional audiences rather than adhering to state boundaries can make a significant difference in the effective management of natural resources. The five participating land-grant institutions were Northwest Indian College, Oregon State University, University of Alaska, University of Idaho, and Washington State University.</p>
<p>The Pacific Northwest Regional Water Quality Program is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html" title="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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string(53) "[IN FOCUS] Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program"
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string(1684) "<h1 class="HdrBlackBold"> <strong><a name="content"></a>Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</strong> </h1>
<p>Resource managers have found that effective management of non-point source (NPS) water pollution requires addressing both environmental conditions and the choices that people make which impact the environment. The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Program</a> developed a <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/Flagships/SI-Docs/SI%20Handbook6-08.pdf">handbook</a> that describes the Social Indicator Planning and Evaluation System (SIPES). SIPES provides step-by-step procedures for using social indicators to help plan, implement, and evaluate NPS management projects. Social indicators provide information about awareness, attitudes, constraints, capacity, and behaviors that are expected to lead to water quality improvement. SIPES is a useful tool for resource managers working in state or regional NPS management programs because it begins with a review of project plans and then guides projects through a process to collect, analyze, and use social indicators data at the beginning and at the end of a NPS project. </p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</a> is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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<p>Resource managers have found that effective management of non-point source (NPS) water pollution requires addressing both environmental conditions and the choices that people make which impact the environment. The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Program</a> developed a <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/Flagships/SI-Docs/SI%20Handbook6-08.pdf">handbook</a> that describes the Social Indicator Planning and Evaluation System (SIPES). SIPES provides step-by-step procedures for using social indicators to help plan, implement, and evaluate NPS management projects. Social indicators provide information about awareness, attitudes, constraints, capacity, and behaviors that are expected to lead to water quality improvement. SIPES is a useful tool for resource managers working in state or regional NPS management programs because it begins with a review of project plans and then guides projects through a process to collect, analyze, and use social indicators data at the beginning and at the end of a NPS project. </p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/regionalwaterquality/">Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program</a> is funded through a competitive grant from the <a href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/water.cfm" class="BodyTextBlackBold"><strong>Back to Water Home Page </strong></a> </p>"
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<P class=BodyTextBlack>The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) report, “<A href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/default.php">Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States</A>,” integrates the federal research efforts of 13 agencies on climate and global change. The report has 38 authors from universities, national laboratories, non-governmental organizations, and federal service. <A href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1RD?printable=true&contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/05/0136.xml">USDA was the lead agency for this report</A> as part of its commitment to the CCSP. USDA is using the report’s findings in the development of a new Strategic Plan for Climate Change research. USDA is also providing guidance to landowners to enable them to estimate their carbon greenhouse gas footprints. </P>
<P class=BodyTextBlackBold><STRONG>USDA Climate Change Activities Fact Sheets</STRONG></P>
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<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Agricultural Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf">Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Economic Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Farm Service Agency</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Forest Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Natural Resources Conservation Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Risk Management Agency</A></LI></UL>"
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<P class=BodyTextBlack>The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) report, “<A href="http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/default.php">Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States</A>,” integrates the federal research efforts of 13 agencies on climate and global change. The report has 38 authors from universities, national laboratories, non-governmental organizations, and federal service. <A href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1RD?printable=true&contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/05/0136.xml">USDA was the lead agency for this report</A> as part of its commitment to the CCSP. USDA is using the report’s findings in the development of a new Strategic Plan for Climate Change research. USDA is also providing guidance to landowners to enable them to estimate their carbon greenhouse gas footprints. </P>
<P class=BodyTextBlackBold><STRONG>USDA Climate Change Activities Fact Sheets</STRONG></P>
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<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ARS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Agricultural Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/CSREES_FactSheet_1.pdf">Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/ERS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Economic Research Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FSA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Farm Service Agency</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/FS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Forest Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/NRCS_FactSheet_1.pdf">Natural Resources Conservation Service</A>
<LI><A title=http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf href="http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/files/SAP4_3/RMA_FactSheet_1.pdf">Risk Management Agency</A></LI></UL>"
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<P>The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops. </P>
<P><STRONG>Special Notation</STRONG></P>
<P><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/scri/scri.html">More SCRI Information</A></P>
<P><B>Who Is Eligible to Apply</B> </P>
<LI>1862 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
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<LI>1994 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
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<P><B>More Information on Eligibility</B></P>
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<P>Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of 2 or more of these entities. </P>
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<P align=center><!-- A href="/funding/forms_tr.html" --><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/specialty_crop.html">Request for Application (RFA)</A> | Apply: <A href="http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L7wQkzn9XNTL2GYfBJrzJjQ7RcL8py0jLrGL7NfVvy16RJPtGkL9%21841440351?oppId=18086&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW">Electronic</A></P>
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<H1 class=BodyTextBlackBold>Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)</H1>
<P>The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops. </P>
<P><STRONG>Special Notation</STRONG></P>
<P><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/scri/scri.html">More SCRI Information</A></P>
<P><B>Who Is Eligible to Apply</B> </P>
<LI>1862 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>1890 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
<LI>1994 Land-Grant Institutions</LI>
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<LI>State Agricultural Experiment Stations</LI>
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<P><B>More Information on Eligibility</B></P>
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<P>Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of 2 or more of these entities. </P>
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<P align=center><!-- A href="/funding/forms_tr.html" --><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/specialty_crop.html">Request for Application (RFA)</A> | Apply: <A href="http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L7wQkzn9XNTL2GYfBJrzJjQ7RcL8py0jLrGL7NfVvy16RJPtGkL9%21841440351?oppId=18086&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW">Electronic</A></P>
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<P>The <A href="http://www.aaea.org/">American Agricultural Economics Association</A> (AAEA) announced their selection of a 2007 <EM>Choices</EM> article entitled, "Water Quality Trading and Agriculture: Recognizing the Challenges and Policy Issues Ahead," to receive the 2008 AAEA Best <EM>Choices</EM> Article Award. <EM>Choices </EM>is a magazine published by AAEA that addresses food, farm, and resources issues. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of the article to improved understanding and improved policies.</P>
<P>Water quality credit trading is being promoted as a way to more cheaply and quickly reach water quality goals. The <A href="http://www.choicesmagazine.org/2007-2/grabbag/">article discusses the key elements of water quality credit trading</A>, challenges to making it work in the agricultural water quality context, evidence of performance to date, and policy issues. </P>
<P>The Water Quality Trading article was written by Charles Abdalla, Tatiana Borisova, Douglas Parker, and Kristen Saacke Blunk. Abdalla and Parker are leading the water quality trading efforts for the <A href="http://www.mawaterquality.org/">Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Coordination Program</A>, one of 10 regional programs funded by a grant from the <A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</A>.</P>
<P>The American Agricultural Economics Association will formally present the award to the authors in a ceremony to be held during the 2008 AAEA annual meeting in Orlando, FL, from July 27 to 29, 2008. </P>
<P><A class=BodyTextBlackBold href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><STRONG>Water Home Page </STRONG></A></P>"
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<P>The <A href="http://www.aaea.org/">American Agricultural Economics Association</A> (AAEA) announced their selection of a 2007 <EM>Choices</EM> article entitled, "Water Quality Trading and Agriculture: Recognizing the Challenges and Policy Issues Ahead," to receive the 2008 AAEA Best <EM>Choices</EM> Article Award. <EM>Choices </EM>is a magazine published by AAEA that addresses food, farm, and resources issues. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of the article to improved understanding and improved policies.</P>
<P>Water quality credit trading is being promoted as a way to more cheaply and quickly reach water quality goals. The <A href="http://www.choicesmagazine.org/2007-2/grabbag/">article discusses the key elements of water quality credit trading</A>, challenges to making it work in the agricultural water quality context, evidence of performance to date, and policy issues. </P>
<P>The Water Quality Trading article was written by Charles Abdalla, Tatiana Borisova, Douglas Parker, and Kristen Saacke Blunk. Abdalla and Parker are leading the water quality trading efforts for the <A href="http://www.mawaterquality.org/">Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Coordination Program</A>, one of 10 regional programs funded by a grant from the <A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html">CSREES National Integrated Water Program</A>.</P>
<P>The American Agricultural Economics Association will formally present the award to the authors in a ceremony to be held during the 2008 AAEA annual meeting in Orlando, FL, from July 27 to 29, 2008. </P>
<P><A class=BodyTextBlackBold href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><STRONG>Water Home Page </STRONG></A></P>"
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<P>CSREES requests applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2008 to develop research and extension projects aimed at improving the watershed health of grazingland watersheds across the Nation. The goal of this program area is to build a knowledge base that can be used to evaluate the impacts of conservation projects and programs on grazingland watershed health, improve the management of grazinglands to achieve environmental goals and inform policy decisions. </P>
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<P>CSREES requests applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2008 to develop research and extension projects aimed at improving the watershed health of grazingland watersheds across the Nation. The goal of this program area is to build a knowledge base that can be used to evaluate the impacts of conservation projects and programs on grazingland watershed health, improve the management of grazinglands to achieve environmental goals and inform policy decisions. </P>
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<P><A href="http://www.csrees.usda.gov/water.cfm"><STRONG>Water Program Home Page</STRONG></A></P>"
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NIFA has awarded more than $4 million in competitive grants to conduct water and watershed research. The goals of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Water and Watersheds program are to protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment by improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supply protection; improve the quality of life in rural America through clean irrigation and livestock drinking water supplies."
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