Healthy Soils Program
Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation
Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants
The Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants are part of the Healthy Soils Program (HSP), which stems from the California Healthy Soils Initiative, a collaboration of state agencies and departments that promotes the development of healthy soils on California's farmlands and ranchlands.
The Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants provide financial incentives directly to California growers and ranchers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), and improve soil health.
What's new with Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants?
7/11/2024: Please be advised that the State Budget recently approved by the Legislature does not provide funding for the Healthy Soils Program for the fiscal year 2024-25.
6/28/2024: Most of this year's HSP Incentive Grant Solicitation awards have now been offered, although a smaller amount of additional funding may become available in coming months. Applicants who have not yet received a message about their application may still be considered.
Since the expected funding for HSP Incentive Grants was significantly reduced in the fall, the record demand for projects this year exceeded the funding available by at least 8x. Many projects that were ranked as high-priority could not be funded.
Thank you to all the applicants who showed their interest in adopting new conservation agricultural practices.
3/5/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grant Solicitation was open from January 22, 2024 to February 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. PST. A full list of applications received is available here: 2024 HSP Incentives Program – Applicant List.
2/9/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Solicitation closed on February 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. PST. The program is no longer accepting applications. CDFA Staff will be in contact with applicants regarding the status of their application over the coming weeks.
1/30/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Solicitation - Second and final question and answer period has ended. General questions received through the cdfa.hsp_tech@cdfa.ca.gov mailbox have been answered, and the complete list of questions and answers can be found here: 2024 HSP Incentives Period 2 Question and Answer Log.
1/24/2024: The Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants solicitation webinars were held on January 23 and 24. The PowerPoint presentation from the webinars is available for reference: 2024 Incentives Solicitation Webinar PowerPoint Presentation.
Technical Assistance Resources
Technical assistance is provided free of cost to the HSP incentives Program applicants and grant awardees. Contact information for these providers is listed below.
- Technical Assistance Providers (TAP) — CDFA has funded organizations around the state to provide free one-on-one assistance to farmers and ranchers interested in applying for the HSP Incentives Program and to grant awardees in project implementation. There are separate providers for each solicitation cycle:
- UC ANR Climate Smart Agriculture Community Education Specialists — CDFA has partnered with the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources to offer Climate Smart Agriculture technical assistance to the HSP Incentives Program applicants and grant awardees to apply and implement grants.
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HSP Incentives Program Program-Level Data of Executed and Funded Grant Projects
Updated November 1, 2021
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HSP Incentives Program Project-Level Data of Executed and Funded Grant Projects
Updated November 1, 2021
Healthy Soils Incentives Program Videos
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