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?
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.
1/22/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Solicitation is currently open to grant applications until 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday February 9, 2024. Before applying, please review the application documents below:
These documents can also be found under the Recipient Resources.CDFA cannot assist in the preparation of grant applications; however, general questions may be submitted to cdfa.HSP_Tech@cdfa.ca.gov. Responses to questions received will be posted to CDFA's HSP webpage according to the schedule below.
Questions Received Periods: | Responses Posted: |
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December 11, 2023 – January 10, 2024 | January 16, 2024 |
January 11, 2024 – January 26, 2024 | January 30, 2024 |
2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Solicitation Timeline*
Item | Timeframe |
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Application period opens | January 22, 2024 |
Application period closes | February 9, 2024 at 5 P.M. PST |
Review and Award Process | Ongoing until all funds awarded |
* Subject to change.
1/16/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Solicitation first 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 1 Question and Answer Log . There will be one more question and answer period which will run from January 11, 2024 – January 26, 2024, with answers being posted on the Healthy Soils webpage on January 30, 2024. Please email general questions to cdfa.hsp_tech@cdfa.ca.gov.
12/11/2023: The Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants 2024 Request for Grant Applications and related solicitation documents are now publicly available.
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.
- HSP Incentives Program Program-Level Data of Executed and Funded Grant Projects – Updated November 1, 2021
- 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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