The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) 2022 California Livestock Methane Measurement, Mitigation and Thriving Environments Research Program (CLIM3ATE-RP) will award competitive grant(s) to California-based Institutions for research projects that address key barriers to achieving California’s climate goals, including the reduction of methane emissions to 40% below 2013 levels by 2030 as codified in SB 1383 (Lara, 2016) as well as efforts to continue advancing climate smart agriculture.
Donor Name: California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Size of the Grant:$2,000,000
Grant Duration: 32 months
Details:
The funding allocated from the Budget Act of 2021 (SB 170, Chapter 240) will be directed towards three impact areas
- Verification of Methane Emissions Reduction Strategies
- Alternative Methane Emissions Reduction Strategies and
- Manure Recycling and Innovative Products Development
Priorities
CDFA encourages applications from organizations who serve small to medium sized and socially disadvantaged California food producers and farmworkers, including but not limited to BIMPOC (Black, Indigenous, Multiracial, and People of Color), LGBTQ+, women and veterans.
CDFA will ensure, to the extent feasible, the inclusion of Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFR) in all programs, including CLIM3ATE-RP. Farmers and ranchers who identify as belonging to a socially disadvantaged group, or projects that involve or take place in collaboration with a farm or ranch operated by Socially Disadvantaged Farmers or Ranchers are eligible for an additional 5 points towards the total grading criteria. A socially disadvantaged group is defined by the 2017 Farmer Equity Act (AB 1348) as a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. These groups include all the following:
- African Americans
- Native Indians
- Alaskan Natives
- Hispanics
- Asian Americans
- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander
Program Impact Areas The 2022 California Livestock Methane Measurement, Mitigation and Thriving Environments – Research Program (CLIM3ATE- RP) will support research projects that fall under the following impact areas:
- Impact Area 1 Verification of Methane Reduction Strategies
- Verification of methane reduction of livestock methane reduction strategies, including a comparison of projects funded under both AMMP and DDRDP. Analyses should include measurements of methane and air pollutants (Including criteria air pollutants) pre- and post-implementation, cost-effectiveness, and potential negative or positive impacts on water, air quality, and priority populations.
- Maximum Award Amount 1,600,000
- Grant Duration 32 months
- Impact Area 2 Alternative Methane Reduction Strategies
- Research addressing alternative methane reduction strategies including lagoon treatment, dietary modification or other means to decrease enteric and/or manure methane production. This work could include but is not limited to research on livestock nutrition, life cycle assessment and analysis of GHG reductions attributed to using byproducts in feed rations and landfill diversion of organics, genetics, methane mitigating feed additive safety, quality and quantity of products, impacts on reproduction, consumer acceptance, market barriers, or address key aspects of understanding to foster acceptability and understanding among consumers and producers.
- Maximum Award Amount 500,000
- Grant Duration 24 months
- Impact Area 3 Manure Recycling and Innovative Products Development Strategies Program
- Research on manure recycling and manure-based product development. This includes novel product use demonstrations, analysis of market barriers and opportunities. Each project must contain elements in both of the following two categories, A) Physical demonstration/Research and B) Economic analysis.
- Maximum Award Amount 2,000,000
- Grant Duration 32 months
Funding Information
CDFA will tentatively award 1 (one) project within each Impact area. Maximum grant amounts for individual proposals in impacts areas 1, 2 and 3 are $1,600,000, $500,000, and $2,000,000 respectively. Matching funds are not required but are encouraged.
Project Period
The maximum project term is 32 months for impact areas 1 and 3, and 24 months for Impact area 2. Grant funds cannot be expended before July 1, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
The project site must be located in California. Research conducted must be considered applicable to and feasible for California dairies. Project must clearly showcase an impact area identified in this solicitation.
Entities eligible to apply include California-based University researchers and academic experts, non-profit organizations, and private companies, including Federal and California Recognized Native American Indian Tribes. Entities directly receiving grant award funds must be in California with a physical business address. Projects funds may be combined with other funds from public and private sources as cost-share for the same project. CLIM3ATE funds cannot cover activities or costs funded by other federal or state grant programs. CLIM3ATE funds cannot be used for the development or testing of proprietary technologies and proprietary manure management strategies. Public sharing of project data and outcomes is required.
For more information, visit CLIM3ATE-RP.
