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.
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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.
American Farmland Trust, via NFWF
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DC
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2008
Conduct a multi-state, field-scale demonstration of the Best Management Practices Challenge for Enhanced Nutrient Management. Project will reduce nitrogen loads to the Chesapeake Bay watershed by 190,000 to 260,000 pounds over a three-year period.
West Virginia University Research Corp., via NFWF
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WV
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2008
Demonstrate how environmental improvements can increase the economic capacity of farmers in the Cacapon River watershed. Project will stabilize 3,700 feet of stream, establish 10 acres of warm season grasses, and plant 5,000 native trees and shrubs.
University of Delaware, via NFWF
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DE
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2008
Use innovative sampling and monitoring to improve nutrient management on 900 cornfields based on specified crop requirements. Project will reduce the amount of fertilizers applied while sustaining productivity.