Agreement Number
17-316
Awardee Name
Trout Unlimited
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Liquid Assets Project: Mobilizing Impact Investment Capital for Agricultural Water Sustainability
Awardee State/Territory
Virginia
Involved States/territories
Virginia
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$1,400,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quantity
Conservation Practice(s)
Drainage Water Management
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
The goal of the Liquid Assets Project is to identify, develop and finance a pipeline of pilot sustainable agricultural and ranchland investments that will demonstrate how private investment capital can be used to generate a combination of environmental, social and investment returns. Through this project, Trout Unlimited and its project partners will provide investment capital for ranchers to convert to sustainable ranching practices and for farmers to improve water use through crop switching or irrigation system improvements. The projects will target both water savings and increased agricultural profitability that can enable farmers and ranchers to stay on the land, provide financial returns to investors, improve stream flows, and enhance grassland conditions and ecosystem health.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Laura Ziemer