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2021-22 Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) Agricultural Conservation Acquisition Grants

Department of Conservation · 10304

Eligibility details

Eligible Applicants: Agricultural Conservation Acquisition Grants · Cities · Counties · California Native American Tribes · Nonprofit Organizations · Resource Conservation Districts · Regional Park or Open-Space Districts or Authorities

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 25%. Must provide at least 25% of the easement value as match. Applicants may apply for 100% funding for acquisition projects that: provide Priority Population benefits; that have tribe or tribal non-profit as applicant or co-applicant; or provide secure tenure to socially disadvantaged ranchers and farmers. Refer to the SALC Guidelines for more details.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) supports the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals by making strategic investments to protect agricultural lands. Agricultural Conservation Acquisitions provide funding to leverage the protection of strategically located, highly productive, and critically threatened agricultural land, via the purchase of permanent agricultural conservation easements and fee title purchases.

Funding geography: State of California

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.