2021-22 Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) Agricultural Conservation Acquisition Grants
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations seeking to protect agricultural land in California through permanent conservation easements or fee title purchases. Eligible applicants typically include nonprofits, public agencies, and community land trusts working on agricultural conservation. Projects must demonstrate strategic location, high productivity, and critical threat to agricultural viability. Cost sharing is required.
⚖️ Cost sharing / matching required — applicants must contribute their own funds.
This grant is for organizations seeking to protect agricultural land in California through permanent conservation easements or fee title purchases. Eligible applicants typically include nonprofits, public agencies, and community land trusts working on agricultural conservation. Projects must demonstrate strategic location, high productivity, and critical threat to agricultural viability. Cost sharing is required.
Program description
The Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) supports the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals by making strategic investments to protect agricultural lands. Agricultural Conservation Acquisitions provide funding to leverage the protection of strategically located, highly productive, and critically threatened agricultural land, via the purchase of permanent agricultural conservation easements and fee title purchases.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Details
This grant is for organizations seeking to protect agricultural land in California through permanent conservation easements or fee title purchases. Eligible applicants typically include nonprofits, public agencies, and community land trusts working on agricultural conservation. Projects must demonstrate strategic location, high productivity, and critical threat to agricultural viability. Cost sharing is required.
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Program contact
- 📧 shanna.atherton@conservation.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-858-9724
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 31 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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