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HSP Description/Updates
The application period for HSP 2021 is now closed. Please contact UC Cooperative Extension specialist Lizzeth Mendoza at lthmendoza@ucanr.edu for questions or help with practices implementation and future applications.
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La solicitud para HSP 2021 ya está cerrado. Comuníquese con la especialista en Extensión Cooperativa de la UC, Lizzeth Mendoza, al correo electronico lthmendoza@ucanr.edu para preguntas o ayuda con la implementación de prácticas y futuras solicitudes.
| The Healthy Soils Program encourages farmers to incorporate conservation agriculture techniques that improve their soil health and sequester carbon. It awards funds up to $100,000. |
ELIGIBLE PRACTICES
Practices include:
- Cropland practices:
- These practices improve the soil’s water-holding capacity, stability, and organic matter content. More information
- These practices improve the soil’s water-holding capacity, stability, and organic matter content. More information
- Compost application practices:
- Compost applied to annual crops, perennial crops, vineyards, or orchards
- Compost can be purchased or produced on-farm
- Purchased compost must come from a certified compost facility.
- Herbaceous cover establishment:
- These are practices that use grass to decrease wind and water erosion and keep nutrients in the soil. More information
- Woody cover establishment
- These are practices that use trees or shrubs, not grasses, to decrease wind and water erosion. More information
- Grazing land practices
- These practices aim to improve the productivity and sustainability of pastures and rangelands. More information
QUICK LINKS
- Cover Crop Selection Tool
- Official CDFA HSP Website
- List of Practices Eligible for Funding
- 2021 HSP GAP MANUAL
DOCUMENTS
How to Apply
How to apply:
The grant process includes a web-based application consisting of a series of questions that can be saved and returned to before submitting: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/healthysoils/IncentivesProgram.html
It is helpful to obtain quotes for projects before starting the application, as you will need them to complete the application.
Please contact UC Cooperative Extension specialist Lizzeth Mendoza at lthmendoza@ucanr.edu for questions or help with the application.