Project Search
Since its inception in 2004, CIG has funded hundreds of projects, boosting natural resource conservation while helping producers improve the health of their operations for the future. Use this tool to search for CIG projects based on any of the criteria listed below.
CIG projects from 2004-2009 may be missing information in the following categories: Resource Concern (specific), Conservation Practice, Production/Use.
Showing 1301 - 1310 of 1785 projects
Yuma County Conservation District
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CO
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2008
Trying to reclaim formerly sandy irrigated cropland. Lands had been tin corn and due to lack of irrigation water the producers are trying to convert the lands back to native grasslands and are targeting forage species that will benefit the greater prairie chickens and other wildlife.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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DC
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2008
The purpose of this agreement is for NRCS to provide EQIP funds in the amount of up to $5,000,000 to the NFWF to assist with the delivery and management of competitively selected CIG grants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, in accordance with NRCS direction and criteria.
Caroline County Soil Conservation District, via NFWF
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MD
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2008
Demonstrate two innovative options for reducing nutrient discharge from agricultural drainage channels. Project will implement treatment systems in areas of the Upper Choptank and Tuckahoe River watersheds that are fertilized with poultry manure.
University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center, via NFWF
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MD
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2008
Establish 80-100 acres of switchgrass in riparian areas of the Chester River watershed. Project will evaluate biofuel production potential, changes in nitrogen inputs to shallow groundwater, changes in soil carbon storage, and impacts on bird Habitat.
Pinchot Institute for Conservation, via NFWF
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DC
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2008
Collaborate with national and regional experts to develop the Bay Bank, an innovative marketplace for ecosystem services. Project will connect landowners to non-traditional markets, including new forest conservation and carbon sequestration programs.
Windview Farm, via NFWF
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PA
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2008
Install a manure gasification hot water boiler at Windview Farm in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Project will fuel the boiler with poultry manure and thereby reduce annual phosphorus loads to the Susquehanna River by approximately 18 tons.
Trout Unlimite, via NFWF
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PA
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2008
Use the P-sorption capacity of mine drainage residuals to demonstrate an innovative phosphorus recovery technique. Project will incorporate iron-rich residuals into an operational manure waste management system on a major Clinton County dairy farm.
University of Pennsylvania, via NFWF
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PA
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2008
Implement a nutrient management program in the Lower Susquehanna Subbasin. Project will engage 16-20 dairy farms, increase milk yield and feed efficiency, and reduce annual nitrogen and phosphorus loads by 490,000 pounds and 138,000 pounds, respectively.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., via NFWF
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MD
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2008
Establish a self-sustaining nutrient offset market that will leverage private dollars and catalyze support for regional water quality markets. Project will develop watershed-wide nutrient credit standards and create a web-based credit registry.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, via NFWF
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VA
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2008
Plant 3,070 acres of warm season grasses. Project will produce an estimated net profitability increase of $169/acre over corn and reduce annual nitrogen and phosphorus pollution by approximately 164,000 pounds and 13,195 pounds, respectively.