SALC invites applications for projects that protect agricultural land and reduce greenhouse gases. Funding is available to cities, counties, Native American tribes, land trusts, and other governmental and non-profit entities.
Projects funded through SGC’s Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) help encourage infill, strengthen the agricultural economy, and help California meet its climate change goals. Read the full announcement here.
About the Program: The SALC Program supports agricultural land conservation, economic growth, and sustainable development by providing grants for three types of projects:
- Planning grants that support the development of local and regional land use policies and economic development strategies to protect critical agricultural land
- Agricultural Conservation Acquisition grants to permanently protect croplands, rangelands, and lands utilized for the cultivation of traditional resources from conversion to non-agricultural uses.
- Capacity and Project Development grants to expand organizational capacity to develop agricultural conservation acquisition projects.
May 12th SALC Acquisition Pre-proposal Workshop (Online)
Interested in submitting an application for a SALC acquisition grant? Pre-proposals are required and this workshop will help you prepare yours. Join us for this online workshop to learn more about the pre-proposal and application process.
Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines and the pre-proposal & application requirements in advance of the meeting.
Thursday May 12, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Register here.
FY 2021-22 (Round 8) SALC Dates and Deadlines (subject to change):
- Draft Guidelines available for public comment: February 22, 2022
- Public comment workshops: February/March 2022
- Public comment closes: March 25, 2022
- Guidelines approved/released: April 28, 2022 SGC meeting
- Acquisition pre-proposals due: June 15, 2022
- Planning pre-proposals due: July 1, 2022
- Capacity applications due: August 8, 2022
- Acquisition and Planning applications due: September 9, 2022
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