Healthy Soils Program Block Grant

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is offering block grants through the Healthy Soils Program to promote practices on farms and ranches that improve soil health or accelerate atmospheric carbon removal or soil carbon sequestration. The program has $65 million in funding available, with individual grants ranging from $2 million to $4 million. The grants will be awarded through a competitive two-phase application process. Eligible applicants include public agencies, nonprofit organizations, special districts, joint powers authorities, and California Native American tribes. The project duration is up to four years. • Eligible applicants: public agencies, nonprofit organizations, special districts, joint powers authorities, and California Native American tribes • Eligible geographies: statewide • Funding source: Proposition 4 (the Climate Bond) • Funding method: advances and reimbursements • Letter of intent required: no • Matched funding required: no