Delta Water Workshop
Join irrigators in the Delta, Utah Area in discussing water optimization ideas, resources, and funding opportunities. Topics include water optimization practices, funding opportunities, water banking, and water rights considerations. In connection with the workshop, USU Extension will select awardees for up to three mini grants to Delta Area growers (see the Request for Proposals section below). The workshop will include presentations from USU Extension, short presentations of proposed water optimization projects from mini grant awardees, and an open panel discussion/question and answer session with representatives from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah Division of Water Rights, Clyde Snow Attorneys at Law, Liquadry, and USU Extension. Lunch will be provided.
Meeting Announcement
Meeting Agenda
Questions? Please contact Kalen Taylor, USU Extension Millard County (kalen.taylor@usu.edu).
Mini Grant Request for Proposals
In connection with the workshop, USU Extension and Liquadry are pleased to request proposals from Delta Area growers for each of up to three $5,000 water optimization mini grants funded by Liquadry. Grants are to fund water optimization pilot projects including proof-of concept projects to aid in pursuing larger State or Federal grants later. Interested parties may include growers who have not applied for State or Federal grants in the past. USU Extension will provide support to awardees in designing on-farm trials to test and quantify the effectiveness of the funded projects.
Proposal Deadlines
- Any questions must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 (see the Questions section, below).
- Proposals must be submitted by email to Burdette Barker (USU Extension Irrigation Specialist) at burdette.barker@usu.edu by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
- Awardees will be notified by close of business on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
- Disbursement of funding will be arranged following the workshop.
Proposal Requirements
- Proposals can be basic and simple (a paragraph or two).
- Proposals must include a description of the proposed water optimization/conservation project.
- Proposals must include a description of how mini grant funds will be used to develop, implement, or further the idea. However, a detailed budget justification is not needed.
- If additional information is needed, the applicant(s) will be contacted directly.
Funded Project Requirements
- Each awardee will present a five-minute brief description of their project at the Delta Water Workshop on August 10, 2022. (Visual aids are not necessary in this presentation.)
- Awarded funds are to be used directly for the proposed project. For example, to purchase irrigation equipment, to purchase irrigation management equipment, or pay for irrigation management resources/subscriptions. Funds are not to be used for non-irrigation equipment (four wheelers, etc.) or regular farm expenses.
- Funds are to be used within 18 months.
- Awardees must accept USU Extension support in designing an on-farm trial to test and quantify the effectiveness of the funded projects.
- All awardees will present the results of their projects during a Delta-Area Extension meeting in the summer of 2023. This will be either at a local field day or another workshop to be determined at a later date.
Questions
Questions regarding this funding opportunity can be sent to Burdette Barker, USU Extension Irrigation Specialist (burdette.barker@usu.edu) or Kalen Taylor, USU Extension Millard County (kalen.taylor@usu.edu). Any questions must be recieved by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. If appropriate and/or necessary, information provided in response to questions will be added to the Additional Information section of this webpage, below.
Additional Information
Any information that is posted from answered questions will appear here.