The 2020 HSP Incentives Program will award up to $22 million in grants to farmers and ranchers for projects that implement agricultural management practices to improve soil health and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As of Thursday, May 7, 2020, CDFA has received 459 applications requesting a total of $30.39 million in funding. Of these, 273 applications requesting a total of $18.8 million have been preliminarily selected for awards based on completed technical reviews.
CDFA anticipates completing technical reviews for applications that have already been submitted and selecting projects for awards totaling $22 million by Friday, May 15, 2020. It is anticipated that the application submission deadline would be closed by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2020. CDFA cannot close the submission period prior to selecting for award $22 million in grants to be consistent with language on page 3 of the Request for Grant Applications: “The application submission period will be on a rolling basis, starting February 27, 2020 and continuing until June 26, 2020 or until available funds are expended, whichever is earlier.”
At this time, CDFA recommends potential applicants to reconsider submitting additional applications as they may not be funded in this year's first-come, first-serve process. We thank you for your enthusiastic participation and interest in the 2020 HSP Incentives Program.
Sincerely,
CDFA-Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) HSP Team
