Agreement Number
16-022
Awardee Name
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Advancing sustainable farms through environmental markets
Awardee State/Territory
California
Involved States/territories
California
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$300,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Air
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Carbon emissions and sequestration
Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Forest Stand Improvement
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to develop and execute, for the first time, trades of “stacked” ecosystem services for water quality and greenhouse gas emissions reduction credits. EPRI administers the Ohio River Basin nutrient trading program – the only multi-state trading program in the country.
Project Scale
Field-level
Regional
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jessica Fox