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NMDA Healthy Soils Program is sponsored by New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). This program awards grants for on-the-ground projects that implement one or more of the five soil health principles: keeping soil covered; minimizing soil disturbance on cropland and minimizing external inputs; maximizing biodiversity; maintaining a living root; and integrating …
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Every year, NMDA awards grants to implement on-the-ground projects that involve one or more of the five soil health principles .
The soil health principles are stated as follows in the Healthy Soil Act, which created the program: minimizing soil disturbance on cropland and minimizing external inputs maintaining a living root integrating animals into land management, including grazing animals, birds, beneficial insects or keystone species, such as earthworms The next (Fiscal Year 2028) application cycle opens January 2027.
NMDA encourages each potential applicant to begin working on their project idea in Fall 2026. Projects selected for funding will happen between July 2027 and September 2028. NMDA welcomes applications for Healthy Soil Program grants from two (2) types of applicants: 1.
Eligible Entities , defined in the Healthy Soil Act as “local governmental [entities] with proven land management capacity to support healthy soil”, including: Pueblos, tribes, and nations Soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) New Mexico State University — Cooperative Extension Service Other local governmental entities with "proven land management to support healthy soil" Learn about the Fiscal Year 2027 application requirements that were specific to Eligible Entities.
2. Individual Applicants , a category that includes individuals, businesses, and nonprofits directly engaged in farming, ranching, and/or other forms of land management. Learn about the Fiscal Year 2027 application requirements that were specific to Individual Applicants.
Below is an interactive map of past Healthy Soil Program grantees, Eligible Entities and Individual Applicants, in New Mexico. Each point includes a project summary, the amount awarded, and other project-specific details. NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program background NMDA created its Healthy Soil Program after the Healthy Soil Act was signed into law in 2019.
The purpose of the program is “to promote and support farming and ranching systems and other forms of land management that increase soil organic matter, aggregate stability, microbiology and water retention to improve the health, yield and profitability of the soils of the state.
” NMDA's Healthy Soil Program and NMSU—Cooperative Extension Service partnered to host the first-ever New Mexico Soil Health and Soil Carbon Conference in the summer of 2024. The conference consisted of talks and tours related to both cropland and rangeland. Watch the conference talks .
Interested in learning more about the Healthy Soil Tax Refund Contribution Option? Please visit the NM Healthy Soil Working Group . NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program Our website is not supported by any version of Internet Explorer.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers in New Mexico. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
NMDA Healthy Soils Program is funded by New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in New Mexico. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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