Grant Description
This grant provides funding to Soil and Water Conservation Districts, enabling them to help farmers and other operators adopt soil health practices. The goal is to support practices that improve water quality, boost soil productivity, enhance climate change resiliency, or sequester carbon.
Reporting Overview
A workplan must be approved before work can begin on this grant. Initial work plans need only reflect technical assistance/engineering activities. This activity needs to contain a brief description of the anticipated outcomes or accomplishments, and the grant funding amounts budgeted. The workplan will lock upon submittal to BWSR and will be reopened upon approval.
Resources
Additional grant webpage Soil Health Practices Grant
Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Program Requirements | Exhibit A |
| Administered By | BWSR |
| Funding Request Completed in eLINK | No |
| Proposed Indicators in Funding Request | N/A |
| Exempt from eLINK Reporting | No |
| Additional Report Attachment | Ranking/Batching Form & District Financial Assistance Policy |
| Non-eLINK Reporting Required | Yes |
| Work Plan Required | Yes |
| Match Requirement | N/A |
| Activity Details (Practices & Indicators) | Yes (indicators not required) |
| Mapping | Yes |
| Rates & Hours | Yes (if funds used for staff time) |
| Payment Schedule | 100% Advance |