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Healthy Soils Program is sponsored by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The Healthy Soils Program provides financial incentives and block grants for implementing on-farm conservation management practices that improve soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
While primarily for farmers and ranchers, block grants are awarded to organizations to provide technical assistance and manage projects, which could include school gardens that demonstrate these practices.
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# CDFA - OARS - Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Official website of the State of California Custom Google Search Submit * Animal Health & Food Safety Services Division (AHFSS) Homepage * Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) Homepage * Office of Grant Administration Homepage * Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Division (CPDPD) Homepage * Pierce's Disease Control Program (PDCP) Homepage * County Relations Office Homepage * Inspection Services Division Homepage * Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services Division (PHPPS) Homepage * Division of Marketing Services (MSD) / Fairs & Expositions (F&E) * Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) Homepage * State Board of Food & Agriculture Homepage * California Agricultural Production Statistics * National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture * California Agricultural Employment Employment Development Department * CDFA — General Regulations * Inspection Services Division - Regulations * Animal Health & Food Safety Services Division (AHFSS) - Regulations * Pierces Disease Control Program (PDCP) - Regulations * Division of Marketing Services (MSD) - Regulations * Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services Division (PHPPS) - Regulations * Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) - Regulations * Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) - Regulations * CDFA — Publications & Reports * Division of Marketing Services (MSD) - Publications * CDFA — Electronic Forms * Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) - Publications * Fairs & Expositions (F&E) Division of Marketing Services - Publications * Animal Health & Food Safety Services Division (AHFSS) - Publications * Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services Division (PHPPS) - Publications #### Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability 4.
Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants ## Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants The Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants are part of the Healthy Soils Program (HSP), which stems from the California Healthy Soils Initiative, a collaboration of state agencies and departments that promotes the development of healthy soils on California's farmlands and ranchlands.
The Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants provide financial incentives directly to California growers and ranchers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), and improve soil health. #### What's new with Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants?
**2/20/2025:** The 2024 Healthy Soils Incentive Program awarded and executed agreements for 155 grantees for a total of $10,030,719. 54 in funding. The solicitation period was from January 22, 2024 to February 9, 2024.
Please refer to the Healthy Soils Program Incentives full list of awarded grants. #### Technical Assistance Resources Technical assistance is provided free of cost to the HSP incentives Program applicants and grant awardees. Contact information for these providers is listed below.
* Technical Assistance Providers (TAP) — CDFA has funded organizations around the state to provide free one-on-one assistance to farmers and ranchers interested in applying for the HSP Incentives Program and to grant awardees in project implementation.
There are separate providers for each solicitation cycle: * TAP for 2021-2022 Grants * TAP for 2024 Solicitation and Grants * UC ANR Climate Smart Agriculture Community Education Specialists — CDFA has partnered with the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources to offer Climate Smart Agriculture technical assistance to the HSP Incentives Program applicants and grant awardees to apply and implement grants.
* HSP Incentives Program Program-Level Data of Executed and Funded Grant ProjectsUpdated November 1, 2021 * HSP Incentives Program Project-Level Data of Executed and Funded Grant Projects ### Healthy Soils Incentives Program Videos Soil Sampling Protocol for Soil Organic Matter AnalysisCDFA Healthy Soils Program Compost Application White PaperCDFA Healthy Soils Program Whole Orchard Recycling ReportHSP Demonstration Projects Outreach Events – Learn How to Implement HSP Agricultural Management PracticesInstructions on How to Take Geotagged Photos ### Related Grant Opportunities State Water Efficiency and Enhancement ProgramConservation Agriculture Planning Grant Program ### Grant Opportunities for Producers State Water Efficiency & Enhancement ProgramDairy Digester Research & Development ProgramAlternative Manure Management ProgramFarm to School Incubator Grant ProgramUrban Agriculture Grant Program 2017 HSP Incentives Program first solicitation – Applicant List2017 HSP Incentives Program first solicitation – Awarded Projects Updated July 9, 20182017 HSP Incentives Program second solicitation – Applicant List2017 HSP Incentives Program second solicitation – Awarded Projects Updated July 9, 20182018 HSP Incentives Program – Applicant List2018 HSP Incentives Program – Awarded Projects2020 HSP Incentives Program – Applicant List2020 HSP Incentives Program – Awarded Projects2021 HSP Incentives Program - Applicant List2021 HSP Incentives Program - Awarded Projects list2024 HSP Incentives Program – Applicant List2024 HSP Incentives Program - Awarded Projects list News from our organizationCareers and job openingsHistory of our organization Leadership TeamContact us Índice en español@CDFAnoticias en X (Twitter)CDFAnoticias en Instagram FacebookX (Twitter)LinkedIn * Website Accessibility Certification Your feedback will be used to help improve Google Translate
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits (for Block Grants), farmers, and ranchers. Priority consideration for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFRs) and women. Projects must implement new conservation management practices. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (Block Grants $2M-$4M, individual projects up to $200,000). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Healthy Soils Program is funded by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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