The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office
of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI),
in coordination with the agency’s Environmental
Farming Act Science Advisory Panel, is now accepting
proposals for new soil carbon sequestration management practices
for inclusion in its Healthy
Soils Program (HSP). As part of program development,
CDFA identified specific soil management practices eligible for
funding through the HSP. There are
27 management practices that sequester carbon are now
included in the program. By providing funds to incentivize
management practices and on-farm demonstration projects, HSP
helps build soil organic carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse
gases (GHGs) and enhance soil health.
There are several important requirements needed to submit a
management practice for consideration in the HSP. Proposal
requirements, process for consideration and other details on the
submission process can be found on the
Healthy Soils webpage.
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. PT on August 28, 2020 submitted via
email to: cdfa.HSP_Tech@cdfa.ca.gov.
