Healthy Soils Program
Please visit the websites below for detailed information.
What's new in the Healthy Soils Program (HSP)?
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.
1/22/2024: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Solicitation is currently open to grant applications until 5:00 p.m. PST Friday February 9, 2024. Before applying, please review the detailed solicitation information and application documents on the Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants webpage.
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.
12/15/2023: The 2024 Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants Request for Grant Applications and related solicitation documents are now publicly available on the Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants webpage. The solicitation is not yet open for application submission and is anticipated to open on January 22, 2024, and close on February 9, 2024, at 5 PM Pacific Standard Time. General questions regarding the solicitation 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.
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.
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 HSP Demonstration Grant website for the full list of awarded projects.
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.
The Healthy Soils Program is funded from the State’s cap and trade proceeds, also known as California Climate Investments (CCI). The HSP has received $40.5 million in funding from the CCI between 2016 and 2019.
CDFA has also received funding of $10 million from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for all Act of 2018.
On farm management practices that include but are not limited to: cover cropping, no-till, reduced-till, mulching, compost application, and conservation plantings.
If you have questions about CDFA's healthy soils program please e-mail cdfa.hsp_tech@cdfa.ca.gov.
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The Healthy Soils Program is not accepting applications.