Healthy Soils Program

Please visit the websites below for detailed information.

What's new in the Healthy Soils Program (HSP)?

Request for Proposals on New Practices for Consideration under Healthy Soils Program
CDFA is now accepting proposals for new practices to be considered for inclusion in its Healthy Soils Program (HSP). For details regarding the proposal requirements and the process for submission, check the documents provided below.

Proposals must be written using the above template and submitted by 5:00 P.M. PT on August 2, 2024 by email to CDFA.HSP_tech@cdfa.ca.gov. Late submissions will not be considered.

CDFA will host two workshops to discuss the requirements for the proposals and the review process, and to answer questions. The workshops will be conducted as webinars with remote participation on the following dates and times. After the first workshop, the presentation slides will be posted on this webpage.

Please click the link and passcode below to join the webinar:

Thursday, June 13, 2024
2:00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. PT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87495684125
Passcode: qT=2yfg4

Friday, June 21, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89289380732
Passcode: 03#SNH0S
Webinar Presentation for the RFP on HSP New Practices

3/5/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grant solicitation period was from January 22, 2024 to February 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. PST. Please refer to the HSP Incentive Grants website for the full list of applications received.

12/14/2023: The Healthy Soils Program Block Grant Pilot has awarded and executed agreements for 14 block grant awards for a total of $62,035,843.95 in funding. The solicitation application period was April 19, 2023 – June 19, 2023. The Healthy Soils Program Block Grant Pilot received 24 submitted applications for a total of $106,870,844.18 in requested funds. Please refer to the Healthy Soils Program Block Grant Pilot website for the full list of awarded grants.

11/2/2023: The Healthy Soils Program has awarded eight projects for a total of $1,142,620.09 in funding for 2023 HSP Demonstration Grant solicitation. The grant solicitation period was June 29, 2023 – August 28, 2023. Please refer to the HSPdemonstration Grants website for the full list of awarded projects.

What is the CA Healthy Soils Program?

The Healthy Soils Program stems from the California Healthy Soils Initiative, a collaboration of state agencies and departments to promote the development of healthy soils on California's farmlands and ranchlands.

The HSP has two components: the HSP Incentives Program and the HSP Demonstration Projects. The HSP Incentives Program provides financial assistance for implementation of conservation management that improve soil health, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The HSP Demonstration Projects showcase California farmers and rancher's implementation of HSP practices.