Technical Assistance
Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability
Water Efficiency Technical Assistance Program
The Budget Act of 2021 appropriated $15 million to CDFA for irrigation water efficiency and nutrient management technical assistance grants. The Water Efficiency Technical Assistance (WETA) grant program is designed to facilitate technical assistance to agricultural operations for on-farm water and energy use efficiency and nutrient management.
Organizations that receive funding will work on any or all of three program objectives:
- Provide on-farm, one-on-one technical assistance to farmers to evaluate irrigation system efficiency (e.g., mobile irrigation lab) and provide diagnostics, reports and recommendations to growers.
- Coordinate or provide pump efficiency testing for farmers.
- Provide training regarding water use efficiency and nutrient management practices and technology.
The WETA Program accepted applications for the 2022 Solicitation from April 11, 2023 - June 6, 2023. To view the recorded WETA informational workshop, please click the link below
To learn more about the WETA program and how to apply, please review the Request for Grant Applications linked below:
See below instructions for navigating Amplifund and a preview of questions: