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Visit funder's website →Healthy Soils Program Block Grant is a grant from CA Department of Food and Agriculture that funds farmers, ranchers, and organizations implementing agricultural practices that build soil organic carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve farm resilience.
Since 2018, the program has supported sustainable practices such as cover cropping, compost application, hedgerows, and reduced tillage that benefit both farm productivity and California's climate goals. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, other legal entities, public agencies, and tribal governments. Award amounts range between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000, with a deadline of May 15, 2026.
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CDFA - OARS - Healthy Soils Program Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability Since 2018, the Healthy Soils Program has been supporting farmers and ranchers to help them incorporate new sustainable agricultural practices into their systems. All of these practices build organic carbon belowground, and some aboveground, while reducing land-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Improving soil health, and often providing physical soil protection and habitat, these projects increase the resilience of California’s farms and surrounding ecosystems to climate challenges. To further its mission, the Program has also supported scientists and local organizations with key outreach and research projects.
How to Participate in HSP Some of our practices are annual, supported for three years, while others are one-time, long-term plantings or biomass applications.
27 Practices are available, including: Organic Soil Amendments: Compost, Mulch, Whole Orchard Recycling Annual Plantings: Cover Crops, Crop Rotations Permanent Plantings: Hedgerows, Windbreaks, Range Plantings Decreased Tillage: No-Till, Reduced Tillage Farmers and ranchers who implement soil health practices often improve their: Water Infiltration and Storage Human and Animal Nutrition Most of the Program’s funds have gone through fixed-rate, per-acre Incentives awarded directly by the CDFA.
Applicants and awardees have been able to seek help from regional Technical Assistance Provider organizations and UCANR Community Education Specialists . Learn More About Incentive Grants Since 2023, the Program has begun to work through regional or specialized organizations, which award and manage grants to farmers, using the Incentive Grants system.
These organizations, with their listed partners , also provide local technical assistance to farmers.
Learn More About Block Grants The Program has disbursed these funds through two types of projects; outreach projects, which showcase healthy soils practices for producers, while measuring certain benefits; and research projects, which target healthy soils research gaps and measure practice effects more comprehensively, including GHG emissions. Learn More About Demonstration Grants 2,340 On-Farm Projects Funded 1.
6 million MTCO 2 reduction over the expected lifespan of the projects Updates, Grants Status, and Funding The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) is not currently accepting applications from farmers and ranchers . CDFA is in the process of implementing a Block Grant model , which will expand access to funding through regional partners.
As of April 6, CDFA has begun accepting Concept Proposals from eligible organizations to serve as Block Grant Recipients. These organizations will administer regional funding programs and provide technical assistance to producers. What This Means for Producers: Funding is not yet open for on-farm applicants .
Farmers and ranchers will be able to apply for funding at a later date through awarded Block Grant Recipients serving their region. A California walnut grower successfully improved soil health and farm resilience through the Healthy Soils Program (HSP). By implementing composting, mulching with almond shells, and continuing cover cropping, the grower tackled challenges like persistent nematode infestations and water conservation.
These practices helped reduce pest populations, enhance nutrient cycling, conserve water, and build organic matter in the soil, all while supporting the transition to organic farming. The results included improved pest resistance, increased soil moisture retention, and a healthier ecosystem. Learn more about boosting soil health.
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Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) Call for Proposals is sponsored by CA Department of Food and Agriculture. The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) funds and facilitates projects to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizing materials. FREP is now accepting pre-proposals for projects that will begin in January 2027. Pre-proposals must focus on at least one of the priority areas listed below. Applicants are required to utilize the pre-proposal template (docx). Pre-proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on Monday, April 27, 2026. Grant funding of up to $75,000 per year is available for outreach, education and training projects and up to $100,000 per year for research and demonstration projects. The maximum grant duration is three years. Requests for projects longer than three years or higher than the award ceiling will be considered on a case-by-case basis contingent on project needs. Projects leveraging other sources of funding are strongly encouraged. FREP does not support proprietary product development, testing or promotions.CDFA encourages projects that include demonstrable benefits for socially disadvantaged farmers and farm workers. Socially disadvantaged groups include those whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender discrimination. Socially disadvantaged groups are defined in the Farmer Equity Act of 2017. This solicitation, as well as information about FREP activities and projects, is available by contacting FREP at FREP@cdfa.ca.gov or by visiting www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/FREP.
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Block Grants is sponsored by CA Department of Food and Agriculture. Voters approved Proposition 4 (the Climate Bond) on November 5, 2024. The Climate Bond authorizes: · SWEEP: $40 million to promote on-farm water use efficiency with a focus on multiple-benefit projects that improve resilience to climate change and save water on California agricultural operations. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) is accepting concept proposals for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Programs (SWEEP) Block Grant. This proposal is for eligible organizations who wish to administer a community project, provide technical assistance to local farmers and ranchers within their service area, and support the implementation of on-farm SWEEP projects with financial assistance. On-farm SWEEP projects provide funding to producers in California to improve irrigation systems for the purposes of water conservation, energy use efficiency, and the reduction of greenhouse (GHG) emissions.
Vertebrate Pest Control Research Program is a grant program from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) that funds research into effective and economical alternative materials and humane methods for controlling vertebrate pests such as ground squirrels, pocket gophers, voles, rats, and birds that cause millions of dollars in agricultural damage annually. The program is administered by the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee (VPCRAC) and funded through a rodenticide surcharge collected at the county level. Research priorities include maintaining and improving existing vertebrate pest control product registrations, developing new materials and methods, and cooperating with USDA on federally-shared programs. Eligible applicants include individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, tribal governments, and other legal entities; proprietary product development is not supported. The application deadline is September 20, 2026.
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to compete for financial assistance through the Targeted Airshed Grant Program. This program will assist local, state, and/or tribal air pollution control agencies to conduct emission reduction activities to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas that EPA determines are the top five most polluted areas relative to the ozone (O3), annual average fine particulate matter (PM2.5), or 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). To learn more about eligible entities, see Section III.A. The overall goal of the Targeted Airshed Grant Program is to reduce air pollution in the nation’s areas with the highest levels of ozone and PM2.5 ambient air concentrations listed in the three tables directly below. Area information, including maps and lists of the counties within each nonattainment area, is available at EPA’s Green Book. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OAR-OAQPS-21-03. Assistance Listing: 66.956. Funding Instrument: CA,G. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $8M per award.
EPA Region 8 (the Region) is soliciting applications that address the national and regional priority of decreasing the environmental impact of materials with a focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This funding opportunity is designed to both decrease materials generated (source reduction) and increase the diversion of materials through reuse, recycling, and other strategies. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R8-2021-SMM. Assistance Listing: 66.808. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: $10K – $25K per award.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications to provide training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal municipalities, publicly owned wastewater treatment works, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution. Eligible activities include training and technical assistance only. Infrastructure construction projects such as repairing water or sewer lines, adding new equipment, or upgrading, retrofitting, or rehabilitating existing equipment are not eligible for funding under this announcement. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OW-OWM-22-02. Assistance Listing: 66.446. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $18M per award.