Thursday, May 14, 2009

USDA awards SU grant for training, new Web site

The Central NY Business Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University a grant of $190,000.

The center will use the money to offer training, outreach, and technical assistance to rural and low-income communities to encourage better land usage and improved water quality.

In addition, the award will help the center launch a new Web site that will focus on trading low-value, agricultural waste products, such as manure, hay, and farm equipment.

The program will help farmers manage waste supplies through the online resource.

The grant will also allow the center to develop collaborations among government officials, nonprofit, and private-sector programs that provide technical assistance.

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