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Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Grants

Grantor:
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Portal ID:
5554
Status:
Closed (39 total applications submitted)
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Details

Purpose:

This grant solicitation is being conducted to ensure there are Technical Assistance Providers available to provide outreach to farmers and ranchers about Climate Smart Agriculture programs and assist them in accessing a diversity of funding sources.

Description:

Funds awarded through this competitive grant process will be distributed to several eligible entities and throughout the state to assist farmers and ranchers in applying to the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program (SWEEP) and provide continued assistance during project implementation.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Eligible grant entities include Resource Conservation Districts, University of California Cooperative Extension, and non-profit organizations with demonstrated technical expertise.

Important Dates

Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantor.
Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
June 2021
Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

Funding Details

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$1
Expected number of awards 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
Estimated amount per award 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.
Dependent
Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
Funding Source: 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 Method: 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:

The total allocation for this Technical Assistance grant solicitation is not known at this time and is dependent on the funds allocated to the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program (SWEEP) in the State budget. A minimum of five percent of HSP and SWEEP funding will be made available for the Technical Assistance Program.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-654-0433, cdfa.oefi_csa_ta@cdfa.ca.gov

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