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State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) – 2023

CA Department of Food and Agriculture · 51555

Eligibility details

California farmers, ranchers and California Native American Tribes are eligible to apply. The proposed project must be on a California agricultural operation. For the purposes of this program, CDFA defines an agricultural operation as row, vineyard, field and tree crops, commercial nurseries, nursery stock production, and greenhouse operations producing food crops or flowers as defined in Food and Agricultural Code section 77911.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required. Matching funds are encouraged but not required.

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

About this opportunity

Through this solicitation SWEEP will award approximately $21 million to California agricultural operations investing in irrigation systems that reduce GHG emissions and save water. The maximum grant award is $200,000. The maximum grant duration is 18 months. Recipients must complete projects no later than 18 months after the start of the grant agreement. California farmers, ranchers and California Native American Tribes are eligible to apply. CDFA will reserve twenty-five percent (25 percent) of the funds for farmers and ranchers who identify as belonging to a socially disadvantaged group as defined by the Farmer Equity Act of 2017. The proposed SWEEP project must be on a California agricultural operation. Projects must result in estimated water savings and GHG emission reductions. SWEEP project strategies include: Tools for irrigation scheduling, irrigation system changes or improvements, fuel conversion, improved energy efficiency of pumps, low pressure irrigation system. CDFA supports innovative projects and recognizes there is variability in irrigation systems throughout California. For this reason, applicants may propose project components that do not fit into the above strategies as long as the comprehensive project will result in estimated water savings using the SWEEP quantification tools. Examples of components that CDFA may fund through SWEEP as part of a comprehensive water-saving and GHG-reducing project include: On-farm water storage (e.g., rainwater capture, surface water reservoir), Irrigation automation, Surface water interconnection or recycled water interconnection, Sub-surface drip irrigation including manure effluent mixing and application systems.

Funding geography: The proposed project must be on a California agricultural operation.

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