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NRCS approves 14 Conservation Innovation Grants
Colorado The Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service has recently awarded approximately $830,000 in Conservation Innovation Grants to fund 14 projects throughout the state to develop technologies that will help farmers conserve and sustain natural resources on their operations. "Conservation Innovation Grants will be funded to help producers conserve natural resources and reduce costs in our efforts to improve the quality of our air, water, and soil," said Tim Carney, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, NRCS, Denver, CO. The 14 approved projects address traditional natural resource issues concerning agriculture such as water quantity, water quality improvement, livestock nutrient management, grazing lands and forest health, and soil resource management. The projects also address emerging natural resource issues including agricultural air emissions, energy conservation, and market-based approaches to conservation. As part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service administers CIG, which provides competitive grants to state and local governments, tribes, non-governmental organizations, and individuals to promote the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Additional information about CIG, including summaries of approved projects, is available at www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/CIG/cig.htm. You can also contact Jodi Hastings, resource conservationist for programs, at 720-544-2821, or e-mail her at Jodi.hastings@co.usda.gov.
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