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Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance

Grantor:
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Portal ID:
37280
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The CSA Technical Assistance Grant Program is designed to provide technical assistance to individual farmers and ranchers who are interested in applying for or have received incentive awards from CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP).

Description:

Awarded organizations, Technical assistance providers (TAPS), will provide project planning and application assistance to applicants of the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), Healthy Soils Program (HSP), and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). Following the execution of awards in these programs, technical assistance providers will work with awardees to implement the projects on farms and ranches around California.

The AMMP provides financial assistance for the implementation of non-digester manure management practices in California, which will result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The HSP Incentives Program provides financial incentives to California growers and ranchers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), and improve soil health.

SWEEP provides financial incentives for California agricultural operations to invest in irrigation systems that reduce GHG emissions and save water.

TAPS must prioritize assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFRs) as defined by the Farmer Equity Act.

The program allows a higher award maximum for organizations that will provide bilingual technical assistance. Organizations that will not provide bilingual assistance may request up to $90,000 to support each of the three programs. If an organization proposes to provide bilingual technical assistance, up to $150,000 may be requested for each of the programs that will supported.

Eligible organizations are Resource Conservation Districts, non-profit organizations and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE).

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity

Resource Conservation Districts

University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)

Non-profits

Entities applying for CSA Technical Assistance Grants, hereafter referred to as Technical Assistance Providers (TAPs), must have demonstrated technical expertise in the implementation of agricultural practices and technologies supported through AMMP, HSP and/or SWEEP.

Eligible Geographies:

Applicants must have a mailing address and work within California

Matching Funding Requirement:

NA

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
September 2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
3 years

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
See Notes Below
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$1 – $450,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No

Available Funding Notes:

CDFA will make available 5% of these appropriations for technical assistance to support AMMP, HSP and SWEEP.

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Funding was appropriated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and the General Fund. CDFA will make available 5% of appropriations to the Alternative Manure Management PRogrma (AMMP), Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) for technical assistance grants.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Applications will go through a two-phase review process including both an administrative review and a technical scoring.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-654-0466, CDFA.OEFI_CSA_TA@cdfa.ca.gov

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