CDFA Healthy Soils Program --- FOR GLENN COUNTY!

$4 million available for eligible GLENN COUNTY farmers and ranchers; $1 million will be dedicated to eligible Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFRs).

>>> Application OPEN April 5, 2024, DUE May 3, 3024 at 5:00 PM PST

What is the Healthy Soils Program?

The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) provides financial incentives in the form of grants to farmers and ranchers to implement conservation management practices that sequester carbon, reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), and improve soil health. A few eligible practices include:

Mulching - Compost
Cover Crops
Reduced Tillage
Riparian, Herbaceous & Woody Plantings
Windbreaks
Filter Strips
Whole Orchard Recycling

Glenn County RCD recieved a Healthy Soils Program Block Grant Pilot Program which is part of the state's Healthy Soils Program. More info...

Start My HSP Grant Application! Click Here

Guidelines, Application Attachments + Resource Tools

HSP Check List.pdf Request for HSP Grant Applications-Glenn County RCD.pdf Instructions to Locate the CA Storie Index Grade # for Your Project Site.pdf Appendix A Practice Payment Scenarios-Rates-Requirements-Implementation Guidelines.pdf Appendix B Sample Preview of Grant Application Questions-Glenn County.pdf HSP Letter of Commitment-Glenn County.docx HSP Landowner Permission Letter-Glenn County.docx

CDFA HSP RePlan Tool - Click Here
UC Davis / NRCS SoilWeb Tool - Click Here

Technical Assistance Resources

FREE technical assistance is available for the development and submission of a HSP grant application, as well as help with coordinating implementation of an awarded project. Please contact us today!

Lizzeth Mendoza
Community Education Specialist
UCANR / UCCE-Glenn County
Cell: 530-517-8187
Office: 530-865-1105
Email: lthmendoza@ucanr.edu

Kellie Wilson-Burt
Program Specialist
Glenn County RCD
Cell: 530-701-6209
Office: 530-934-4601 x3176
Email: kellie@glenncountyrcd.org

Website Accessibility Policy

Glenn County Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Glenn County Resource Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 934-4601 x5

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Glenn County Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Glenn County Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 934-4601 x5.

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