C-FARE Info

House Passes Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill

On June 26 The House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, sponsored by Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Rep. Edward J. Markey. For details on the legislation visit the House Energy and Commerce Committee Website.

House Agriculture Committee Publishes Stakeholder Climate Change Input

Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson announced the publication of responses to the Committee's climate change survey. The Committee received more than 200 responses to the questionnaire.

CSREES Multicultural Scholars Grants Program

The purpose of this competitive undergraduate scholarship grant program is to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities. Application deadline is July 28, 3009.

Environmental Finance Center Grant Program

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities for Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) that provide multi-media environmental finance expertise and outreach to the regulated communities to help them meet environmental requirements. Application deadline is July 15, 2009.

FY 09 Multi-Media Grant Program Solicitation Notice

This grant aims to strengthen their ability to address environmental and public health threats, while furthering the art and science of environmental compliance. Application deadline is July 13, 2009.

CHS Foundation Offers Mini-Grants to College Agriculture Clubs

The CHS Foundation has launched the CHS Foundation College Club Mini-Grants program to strengthen learning experiences and professional development opportunities for agriculture-related college clubs. Through the program, the CHS Foundation will provide grants of up to $1,000 each to innovative leadership and professional development programs with an agriculture focus. Grants will be awarded on an ongoing basis.

Watershed, Conservation Effects Assessment, ICGP

FY 2009 Program Priorities include: (1) Developing case studies at intensively monitored watersheds suitable for investigating the effectiveness of multiple conservation practices in solving watershed health problems related to grazing land use at the watershed scale. (2) Applying an appropriate range of quantitative interpretive techniques and geographically-based methods, including physical, statistical, and landscape modeling methods to the analysis of the effects of grazing land conservation practices. (3) Expanding knowledge on the watershed health of grazing land watersheds to better inform decision-making for and management of grazing land watersheds.   Application deadline is July 1, 2009. 

National Integrated Water Quality

The goal of the program is to improve the quality of our Nation's surface water and groundwater resources through research, education, and extension activities. Projects funded through this program will facilitate achieving this goal by advancing and disseminating the knowledge base available to agricultural and rural communities. Funded projects should lead to science-based decision-making and management practices that improve the quality of the Nation's surface water and groundwater resources in agricultural and rural watersheds. Application deadline is July 15, 2009.

Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program, ICGP

CSREES is interested in 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. Additionally, CSREES is interested in projects that solve water resource issues at the field or farm scale using research, education, and extension activities. Application deadline is July 24, 2009.

State Fact Sheets

The ERS State Fact Sheets contain frequently requested data for each State and for the total United States.