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California state funding opportunity
2024 Dairy Plus Program
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
- Portal ID78177
- Grant ID9566
- StatusClosed
Competitive proposals usually start 6+ weeks out.
Program summary
Synopsis
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) 2024 Dairy Plus Program will award competitive grants to California dairy farms for the implementation of advanced manure management practices that address both methane emissions and nutrient surplus.
The Dairy Plus Program will make approximately $58 million available to support the implementation of advanced manure management practices. The 2024 Dairy Plus Program will provide supplemental funding opportunities for projects in the 2024 Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), the 2024 Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), and previously awarded in progress and completed AMMP or DDRDP projects. Projects proposing advanced manure management practices must go beyond the usual GHG emission reductions and benefits already provided by the AMMP and DDRDP programs. • The grant term will be 24 months. • Project funding awarded at $750 per cow, for a maximum of $1,250,000. • Costs incurred before the beginning of the grant agreement will not be reimbursed. • Awarded projects must be complete and operational no later than 24 months after the start of the grant agreement. • CDFA reserves the right to offer an award amount different than the amount requested. • Grants are paid out on a reimbursement basis following invoice submission by the awardee. The proposed project must meet the following eligibility requirements for the 2024 Dairy Plus Program: Eligible project types can be categorized as: o A new 2024 AMMP project + Dairy Plus Program project o A new 2024 DDRDP project + Dairy Plus Program project o Previously completed AMMP recipient with a new 2024 DDRDP project + Dairy Plus Program project o In progress or previous AMMP recipient proposing a Dairy Plus Program project o In progress or previous DDRDP recipient proposing a Dairy Plus Program project • The recipient and project must adhere to all “Requirements and Limitations,” which include federal requirements specific to the USDA Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Each Dairy Plus Program project requesting funding must include at least one of the following project components that reduce methane emissions and nitrogen and salt surplus. Climate-smart practices eligible for federal funding under this grant are limited to certain Natural Resources Conservation Service-listed practices or those supported and quantified by the CARB Benefits Calculator Tool for AMMP and/or DDRDP. For more information, please visit the 2024 Dairy Plus Program Request for Grant Applications.
Timeline
Key dates
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July 23, 2024
Opportunity posted to California Grants Portal -
October 18, 2024
Applications close -
March 2025
Expected award date
Who may apply
Eligibility
Eligible applicant types as published by the awarding agency:
- Individual
- Tribal Government
- Additional info on eligibility
- Producers eligible for this grant must: 1. Establish Farm Records with the Farm Service Agency (have farm, tract, and fields numbers in place) 2. Complete an AD-2047 3. Certify Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) compliance via Form AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification, and 4. Certify that they are not a foreign person or entity.
- Geography
- CDFA will prioritize awards to small and historically underserved producers by carving out a minimum of 10% of Dairy Plus Program funds (or approximately $7,500,000) throughout the program’s lifetime. Underserved producers generally are defined in (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/getting-assistance/underserved-farmers-ranchers). Small farms are defined in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Data Dictionary for Recipients).
Awarding agency
Additional information
- Agency name
- CA Department of Food and Agriculture
- Full announcement
- View the full announcement ↗
- Grantor contact
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Dairy Plus Team
1-916-654-0466
cdfa.oefi_DairyPlus@cdfa.ca.gov
Funding
Funding source
- Source
- Federal
- Funding method
- Reimbursement(s)
- Notes
- The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF), in collaboration with CDFA and several other organizations, has been awarded $85 million in funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC) opportunity.
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