CSREES Air Quality Program

[In Focus]NIFA Air Quality Projects Help Prevent and Reduce Greenhouse Emissions

5 Apr 2010 14:13:11 GMT

[EVENT] Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) 2010 Conference, Fairbanks, AK, June 27-30, 2010.

6 Apr 2009 14:17:22 GMT

[EVENT] 75th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Milwaukee, WI, March 22-27, 2010.

6 Apr 2009 16:02:42 GMT

[EVENT] 2009 National Atmospheric Deposition Program Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, Saratoga Springs, NY, October 6-8, 2009.

23 Feb 2009 11:49:44 GMT

[EVENT] American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.

23 Feb 2009 11:49:11 GMT

[EVENT] 41st Annual Air Pollution Workshops and Symposium, Fort Collins, CO, April 20-23, 2009.

23 Feb 2009 11:48:48 GMT

[EVENT] Air Quality in Rural Ontario Workshop: Bringing together science and farm practice to

23 Feb 2009 11:25:51 GMT

[RESOURCE] The Health Impacts of Grass Seed Field Burning, American Lung Association of Washington.

23 Feb 2009 11:05:36 GMT

[RESOURCE] Air Quality in Animal Agriculture. eXtension. Online information and educational resources.

23 Feb 2009 11:02:50 GMT

[EVENT] Ecosystem Based Management: The Chesapeake and Other Systems, Baltimore, MD,

23 Feb 2009 10:48:25 GMT

[EVENT] Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, MI,

23 Feb 2009 10:46:49 GMT

[EVENT] Ecosystem Services: Marketing Environmental Solutions, Charlottesville, VA, March 12-13-2009.

23 Feb 2009 10:37:39 GMT

[IN FOCUS] CSREES National Program Leader gives keynote address on deposition monitoring and research

16 Oct 2008 12:50:37 GMT

National Atmospheric Deposition Symposium

The National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) is a cooperative research support program of state agricultural experiment stations, federal and state agencies, and non-governmental research organizations. It is an internationally recognized program that provides long-term, high-quality precipitation chemistry measurements in order to evaluate temporal and spatial trends in wet deposition.

Ray Knighton, CSREES National Program Leader for Air Quality, gave a keynote address at the 2008 NADP annual meeting on the topic of deposition monitoring and research needs for agriculture in the next decade. The audience for this annual event includes scientists, policymakers, regional managers, and students interested in air quality, atmospheric deposition and its effects on natural and cultural resources.

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[Event] National Atmospheric Deposition Program 2008 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium: 30 years of Network Operations, Madison, WI , October 14-16, 2008.

7 Oct 2008 10:49:16 GMT

[FUNDING OPPORTUNITY] Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

16 Jul 2008 11:55:58 GMT

Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) was established to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops including floriculture. SCRI will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers and the public. Projects must address at least one of five focus areas: research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crop characteristics; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases, including threats to pollinators; efforts to improve production efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term; new innovations and technology, including improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and methods to prevent, detect, monitor control, and respond to potential food safety hazards in the production and processing of specialty crops.

Special Notation

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Who Is Eligible to Apply

1862 Land-Grant Institutions

1890 Land-Grant Institutions

1994 Land-Grant Institutions

For-profit Organizations Other Than Small Businesses

Individuals

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS status, other than Institutions of Higher Ed

Other or Additional Information (See below)

Private Institutions of Higher Ed

State Agricultural Experiment Stations

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Ed

More Information on Eligibility

Applications may be submitted by Federal agencies, national laboratories, colleges and universities, research institutions and organizations, private organizations or corporations, State agricultural experiment stations, individuals, or groups consisting of 2 or more of these entities.

Request for Application (RFA) | Apply: Electronic

[In Focus] A series of agricultural air quality research papers, introduced at a CSREES-sponsored workshop, are chosen for special publication in an environmental journal. 2 May 2008 12:41:41 GMT Agricultural Air Quality Workshop Papers In June 2006, CSREES co-sponsored an international workshop on agricultural air quality and the state-of-the-science. This workshop brought together more than 400 international scientists, educators, environmentalists, policymakers, regulators, and economists to discuss the impact of agriculture on the environment with a specific focus on air quality. The Journal of Environmental Quality is publishing research papers first presented at the workshop in a series of special submissions. Many of the research papers featured in these special journal submissions received partial support from the CSREES National Research Initiative (NRI). The American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America publish the Journal of Environmental Quality. The CSREES NRI air quality program sponsored the workshop through a 3-year, $400,000 grant to North Carolina State University. The National Science Foundation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other organizations provided additional funding. The Ecological Society of America organized the workshop. Workshop goals included: assessing the state of science regarding agricultural air quality; building on knowledge of research, policy, economic, and societal well-being associated with agricultural air quality; fostering multidisciplinary communication, exchange of ideas, and partnerships; and recommending changes and improvements in measurement and monitoring methodologies, modeling, and best management and production practices to mitigate air pollutant emissions from agricultural sources. Air Quality Home Page
Solicitation Date (Opening)	July 14, 2008
Letter of Intent Due Date	None
Due Date (Closing)	August 14, 2008
Anticipated Award Date	None
Estimated Total Program Funding	$28,400,000.00
Range of Awards	$0.00 to $6,000,000.00
Percent of Applications Funded Last Fiscal Year	0%
Cost Sharing Requirements	100 %