NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Soil Health Conservation, Engagement, and Technical Assistance (MD, PA, VA)
Organization:
Stroud Water Research Center, INC
Project ID:
0602.18.062441
Description:

Partner with Cover Crop Coaching to increase access to technical expertise on soil health and increase adoption rates. Project will enable Cover Crop Coaching to direct farmer meetings, host train-the-trainer events, and increase outreach to landowners renting cropland to tenant farmers. Project also will help address the shortfall of technical expertise on soil health and will increase adoption rates of cover crops and no-till.

Award Amount:
$199976.24
Location:
Lancaster County and Union County, Pennsylvania; Maryland Eastern Shore; Shenandoah Valley, Virginia