CDFA HSP/SWEEP Incentives Program - Grants Opportunity Workshop

Thursday December 7, 2023

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Workshop will be presented on Zoom

 Apply for California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) grant funding – Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and/or State Water efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). Receive up to $200,000 in grant funding to improve soil health of your farm or increase irrigation and energy efficiency through two CDFA incentive grant programs.  Grants can pay for cover crops, and soil amendment applications, as well as irrigation system improvements, variable frequency drives (VFD) for pumps, and solar arrays to offset energy costs associated with pumping.    

During the workshop we will:

• Provide a comprehensive review of HSP and SWEEP grant programs
• Show you how to assemble a strong grant proposal

When:                 Thursday, December 7, 2023, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM                      

Where:               Via Zoom, link will be emailed to registered participants

Registration:

Register for the workshop and workshop resources: https://ucanr.edu/hsp-sweepworkshop 

OR send an email to either:

Bailey Smith-Helman, bsmithhelman@ucanr.edu

Aparna Gazula, agazula@ucanr.edu

Questions:  Contact bsmithhelman@ucanr.edu | 831-239-9465 or others as listed above.

Grant info.: Online applications. More details at  https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/ 

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