Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities: Second Funding Pool.

Submitted by dcraig5 on Tue, 02/15/2022 - 14:30
Type: 
Funding
Organization: 
USDA
Description: 

Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: June 10, 2022. Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities pilot projects must focus on the on-farm, on-ranch or forest production of climate-smart commodities and associated reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and/or carbon sequestration. Proposals from $250,000 to $4,999,999 are in the second funding pool and are limited to particularly innovative pilot projects. These projects should place an emphasis on: enrollment of small and/or underserved producers; and/or monitoring, reporting and verification activities developed at minority-serving institutions. Learn more and apply here.

Category: 
Rural communities, innovation, underserved communities, agriculture, forestry, farmers, ranchers, emissions reduction, climate solutions, resilience
Funding Amount: 
$250,000 - $4,999,999

Geography:

Eligibility: 
County, city or township governments. Special district governments. State governments. Small businesses. For-profit organizations other than small businesses. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Native American tribal organizations other than Federally recognized tribal governments. Nonprofits that have a 501(c)(3). Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3). Private institutions of higher education. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The primary applicant/recipient must be an entity, not an individual. Please note that agricultural producers and forest landowners will not apply for this program directly but may receive incentives through awarded projects via partner groups.
Website: 
https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities