Closed · USDA-NRCS-CTA-SC-18-07 · CFDA 10.902 · Discretionary
Quantification of Cover Cropping Benefits Of 3 Year Cotton and Peanut Rotation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Natural Resources Conservation Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$200K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 27, 2018
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Quantification of Cover Cropping Benefits Of 3 Year Cotton and Peanut Rotation is a closed discretionary listing from Natural Resources Conservation Service that offered $100,000 -- $200,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 555 other opportunities from Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- $100K-$200K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.902
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Quantification of Cover Cropping Benefits Of… is closed (last close July 27, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 10.902 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Natural Resources Conservation Service still indexes 555 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 27, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$200,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The purpose of the project is: To determine the cover crop yields, nutrient concentrations, and C/N ratio Utilize the nutrients measured in the previous year cover crop, and apply ½ of this credit (N &K) to the following cash crop. Evaluate Nitrogen response by having 0, 25, 50, & 100 lbs. of N per acre in cotton To evaluate the effects of different cover crops and fertilizer N on succeeding cotton and peanut crop growth, dry matter production, yield, and crop nutrition. To quantify the effects of cover crops on infiltration soil moisture and plant available soil nitrogen at 0-6” and 6-12” depths. Evaluate the economic returns of cover crop farming systems versus no cover crop farming systems. Provide valuable information to encourage producers to adopt cover crop conservation systems Two treatments will be used in this project: Cover crop mixes to be used are: (1) cereal rye, (2) cover crop mixture (cereal rye, crimson clover, hairy vetch, and daikon radish), (3) cereal rye and hairy vetch (4) no cover (winter weeds) in a peanut-cotton-cotton cropping system. The nitrogen treatments during the cotton cycle of the cropping system will include fertilizer rate ranging from 0 to 100 lbs./ac with 25 lb. increments. Demonstration plots will need to be randomized and replicated a minimum of (3) times on (2) different soil types (high and low yield environment). Statistical analysis will need to be completed to see if there is a difference between treatments. A Second component of this project will be evaluating the following replicated treatments: no cover, Mixed cover (see #2 above), mixed cover plus Clemson University fertility recs., & mixed cover (Clemson University recs minus ½ of nutrients measured in cover crop). This component will evaluate if cover crop can be used as a fertilizer source and if nutrient cycling occurs in southeastern soils.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-NRCS-CTA-SC-18-07
Grants.gov marks Quantification of Cover Cropping Benefits Of… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (AG;ENV;NR;ST). 81 other Natural Resources Conservation Service listings share this eligibility-code string (15% of 556).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Parent Grant Program
Soil and Water Conservation Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Contact
George Wilson Grants Management Specialist Phone 817-509-3503
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