Programs for Farmers
Farm and ranch owners, managers, operators and agricultural workers can receive funds for equipment and management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about open funding opportunities, resources to help you learn more about California Climate Investments and how to apply for funds, and read stories of funded projects led by farmers.
California Climate Investments is a portfolio of over 110 State climate programs that fund projects and programs like:
Community-led projects (e.g., community car sharing, composting)
Household-serving voucher programs (e.g., rebates for the purchase of cleaner cars, woodstove replacements)
Large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g., affordable housing, transit)
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Funds adoption of on-site renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar, at agricultural operations.
Grants for land use planning, capacity building, and land acquisition projects that protect agricultural land from conversion to non-agricultural uses.
Grant application assistance and implementation support for Tribal, disadvantaged, and low-income communities applying for or carrying out climate mitigation, adaptation, or resilience projects.
Vouchers for clean truck and bus fleet purchases for public transit and innovative small e-fleets.
Rebates for the purchase or lease of new, eligible light-duty vehicles, including electric, fuel-cell, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Funds capacity building and air quality improvement activities for California community-based organizations, nonprofits, and California tribal governments that participate in the Community Air Protection Program.
Grants that support mobile source air pollution reduction measures for communities identified through the AB 617 Community Emissions Reduction Programs.
Funds farmers to purchase of agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations.
Financial incentives for commercial dairy and livestock operators to implement non-digester practices that reduce dairy and livestock manure methane emissions, such as solid separation or conversion.
Technical assistance for farmers and ranchers participating in the Healthy Soils Program, the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and the Alternative Manure Management Program.
Financial incentives that support the design and construction of new digester systems that decrease methane emissions.
Funds no-cost energy conservation measures in income-qualified farmworker households in select counties.
Funds research that supports implementation of the California Forest Carbon Plan and Prescribed Fire Monitoring program.
Financial incentives that support on-farm management practices that sequester carbon, including soil management, establishment of herbaceous and woody cover, and demonstration projects.
Funds water system consolidation, operation and maintenance costs, and planning activities for small water systems.
California Climate Investments puts billions of Cap-and-Invest dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, improving public health and the environment, and providing meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households.
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