To research, organize and produce a document that will identify the framework of Delta-based programmatic work that currently exists in the 63 counties of the Mid-South Delta (Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana,)
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To support grantee's initiative to develop a constructive public dialogue about issues, and engage citizens and policymakers alike in exploring the Delta's education constraints and their solutions.
Support for grantee's initiative to conduct two reporter training institutes - one for the upper basin and one for the lower basin of the Mississippi River.
Support for grantee's National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) to support the development of an agricultural policy that improves water quality in the Mississippi River basin and to assist in developing metrics that track federal agricultural policy and funding
To support grantee's initiative to collaborate with partners to advance state programs aimed at reducing nutrient runoff in Illinois and Iowa and to orient grassroots support for Mississippi River conservation programs for the Farm Bill.
To complete a study that links source water quality to water treatment costs, quantifying the drinking water impacts of agricultural runoff in the Mississippi River Basin.
Support for Precision Conservation Management (PCM), an innovative program created to empower farmers to address the water quality problems related to commercial row crop in the Mississippi River
To maintain staff capacity dedicated to improving bottomland hardwood reforestation policy and administration in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas
To advance protection, restoration and planning efforts to rebuild bottomland hardwood forests on frequently flooded land in Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
To support grantee's establishment of the first public charter school in Clarksdale, MS tentatively named Clarksdale Collegiate, in an effort to build additional capacity in the Delta region.
To support grantee's initiative to deliver 3,000 acres of bottomland hardwood reforestation in the Mississippi portion of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV), and continued improvements in federal reforestation program policy and administration.
