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Climate Smart Microgrants is a grant program from the University of Connecticut Extension that funds beginning farmers in Connecticut to adopt and implement climate-smart farming practices. The program, part of the Climate Smart Adaptation Strategies project, provides up to $2,400 per recipient to purchase farm inputs, equipment, tools, and contractual services that increase climate resilience.
Eligible investments must align with strategies recommended in UConn Extension's Climate Smart Adaptation Strategies for Beginning Farmers course. Eligible applicants are beginning farmers in Connecticut. Funding for the program was provided by the Climate Smart Farming: Agriculture and Forestry Grant administered by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
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