{"id":19062,"date":"2025-11-26T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=19062"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:41:07","slug":"local-projects-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Projects and Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/10\/IMG_5745-scaled-1.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/10\/IMG_5745-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/10\/IMG_5745-scaled-1.jpg 396w, 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class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Thurston County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Thurston County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Learn about our local projects and grants<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/buckwheat-extension\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/01\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1726765832157.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/01\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1726765832157.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/01\/IMG_0479-scaled-e1726765832157-396x365.jpg 396w, 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class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/lwss\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/01\/fert-tractor.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/01\/fert-tractor.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/01\/fert-tractor-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/01\/fert-tractor-729x547.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2014\/01\/fert-tractor-768x576.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"tractor fertilizing field\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/lwss\/\">\t\t\t\tCost Share Programs for Farmers\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/lwss\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/cultivatingsuccess\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Agriculture-in-Thurston-County-scaled-e1683836768639.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/05\/Agriculture-in-Thurston-County-scaled-e1683836768639.jpg 2560w, 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href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/cultivatingsuccess\/\">\t\t\t\tCultivating Success\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<a class='wsu-card__link' href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/cultivatingsuccess\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/agricultural-grassland-resilience\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/Silly-Sheep.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/Silly-Sheep.jpg 2016w, 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href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/agricultural-grassland-resilience\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><\/a><\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/grazing-school\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1-729x486.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, 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href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/grazing-association\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1-396x297.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1-729x547.jpeg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/05\/IMG_6470-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 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