Agreement Number
NR21-13G023
Awardee Name
First Nations Development Institute
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Arizona
Involved States/territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$241,581.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Natural Areas
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Water Quality
Project Background
First Nations Institute will work with two Native American organizations, taking a community-focused approach to empower Native American agricultural producers both individually and collectively to create, implement, and sustain conservation strategies that will address water quality and watershed management issues. They will develop a conservation planning training and build capacity to address watershed issues.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jackie Francke