USDA abruptly halts $59 million grant to University of Idaho

Federal government terminates University of Idaho climate grant for farmers

Originally published April 16 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.A University of Idaho grant to help Idaho farmers develop climate-smart practices has been terminated.

$59M University of Idaho grant intended to provide help to farmers terminated by USDA

The new requirement says at least 65% of grant funds must go directly to producers. In U of I’s proposal, over 50% of funding was allocated for producers.

USDA terminates University of Idaho grand to help farmers

The new requirement says at least 65% of grant funds must go directly to producers. In U of I’s proposal, over 50% of funding was allocated for producers.

USDA abruptly halts $59 million grant to University of Idaho

The University of Idaho took a gut punch earlier this week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture abruptly terminated a $59 million grant, which would have pumped money to Gem State farmers to boost the marketing of most of the crops grown there. Read more...

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The status of a $19.9 million grant that would fund eight Southwest Virginia projects remains unclear after a group of Senate Democrats said it appears on a list of federal grants slated for cancellation.Among other things, the grant would help pay for a new community center in Dickenson County, energy-efficiency improvements for child-care centers and research to identify locations for telehealth hubs that could double as safe places during nat…

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