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Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance

CA Department of Food and Agriculture · 37280

Eligibility details

Resource Conservation Districts University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Non-profits Entities applying for CSA Technical Assistance Grants, hereafter referred to as Technical Assistance Providers (TAPs), must have demonstrated technical expertise in the implementation of agricultural practices and technologies supported through AMMP, HSP and/or SWEEP.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required. NA

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

About this opportunity

Awarded organizations, Technical assistance providers (TAPS), will provide project planning and application assistance to applicants of the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), Healthy Soils Program (HSP), and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). Following the execution of awards in these programs, technical assistance providers will work with awardees to implement the projects on farms and ranches around California. The AMMP provides financial assistance for the implementation of non-digester manure management practices in California, which will result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The HSP Incentives Program provides financial incentives to California growers and ranchers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), and improve soil health. SWEEP provides financial incentives for California agricultural operations to invest in irrigation systems that reduce GHG emissions and save water. TAPS must prioritize assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFRs) as defined by the Farmer Equity Act. The program allows a higher award maximum for organizations that will provide bilingual technical assistance. Organizations that will not provide bilingual assistance may request up to $90,000 to support each of the three programs. If an organization proposes to provide bilingual technical assistance, up to $150,000 may be requested for each of the programs that will supported. Eligible organizations are Resource Conservation Districts, non-profit organizations and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE).

Funding geography: Applicants must have a mailing address and work within California

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