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CDA awards agrivoltaics, climate-resilience and renewable-energy grants to Colorado projects
Summary
The Ag Commission approved a suite of grants on July 16: agrivoltaics research and demonstration awards, 15 climate-resilience grants prioritizing drought and wildfire mitigation, and energy feasibility and implementation awards under the ACRE3 program.
The Ag Commission approved three rounds of grants at its July 16 meeting: Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grants, Climate Resilience Grants, and funding from the ACRE3 renewable-energy program. Agrivoltaics: CDA awarded $300,000 in the third-year agrivoltaics grant round to five projects recommended by an external review panel. Projects include regional utility‑engagement research by American Farmland Trust (recommended at a reduced award level), a Colorado State University forage-under-solar study, a rotational-sheep grazing construction demonstration in Boulder County, CSU-extension agrivoltaics technical-assistance work, and a regional agrivoltaic learning center…
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