20256801244229
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Climate-smart (CS) agriculture produces food, fiber, and fuel using less resources, optimizing land-use efficiency and mitigating pollution of air, water, and soils.
Row crops are a major agricultural system in Southeast U.S., covering 4 million acres in FL, GA, and AL.
Most of this area (95%) is fallow in the winter after harvesting the summer row crops.
There is an opportunity to integrate value-added CS winter cropping systems to generate income and economic development while providing ecosystem services including soil protection from erosion, habitat for pollinators, soil organic carbon sequestration, and reduction of nitrate leaching.
Project CHEERS addresses USDA's priority areas of climate smart agriculture and strengthening bioeconomy.
This project will form a hub of diverse stakeholder groups including farmers and various enabling agencies and communities such as extension professionals, CS commodity industry, federal agencies, and academia to address these objectives:
1. Identify long-term behavioral patterns related to CS winter cropping systems among producers;
2. Analyze farm level economic and environmental trade-offs between current and CS winter cropping systems;
3. Equip multiple stakeholders with decision support platforms to assess farm and regional scale economic and environmental trade-offs between current and CS winter cropping systems;
4. Co-design, co-develop, share, and implement actionable science;
5. Inspire and instruct the next generation.
This project will enhance economic outcomes of rural stakeholders, reduce entry barriers for beginning farmers, sustainably intensify agricultural production, and create equitable pathways for the next generation of agricultural professionals to play a vital role in the climate-smart bioeconomy.
Row crops are a major agricultural system in Southeast U.S., covering 4 million acres in FL, GA, and AL.
Most of this area (95%) is fallow in the winter after harvesting the summer row crops.
There is an opportunity to integrate value-added CS winter cropping systems to generate income and economic development while providing ecosystem services including soil protection from erosion, habitat for pollinators, soil organic carbon sequestration, and reduction of nitrate leaching.
Project CHEERS addresses USDA's priority areas of climate smart agriculture and strengthening bioeconomy.
This project will form a hub of diverse stakeholder groups including farmers and various enabling agencies and communities such as extension professionals, CS commodity industry, federal agencies, and academia to address these objectives:
1. Identify long-term behavioral patterns related to CS winter cropping systems among producers;
2. Analyze farm level economic and environmental trade-offs between current and CS winter cropping systems;
3. Equip multiple stakeholders with decision support platforms to assess farm and regional scale economic and environmental trade-offs between current and CS winter cropping systems;
4. Co-design, co-develop, share, and implement actionable science;
5. Inspire and instruct the next generation.
This project will enhance economic outcomes of rural stakeholders, reduce entry barriers for beginning farmers, sustainably intensify agricultural production, and create equitable pathways for the next generation of agricultural professionals to play a vital role in the climate-smart bioeconomy.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Gainesville,
Florida
32611-1941
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of Florida was awarded
CS Winter Cropping for Sustainable Agriculture
Project Grant 20256801244229
worth $9,990,000
from the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Gainesville Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Agricultural Systems.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/3/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
1/14/30
End Date
Funding Split
$10.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
20256801244229
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
12348S INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY, CLIMATE, AND ENVIRONMENT (IBCE)
Funding Office
12348S INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY, CLIMATE, AND ENVIRONMENT (IBCE)
Awardee UEI
NNFQH1JAPEP3
Awardee CAGE
5E687
Performance District
FL-03
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Modified: 1/3/25