State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Block Grants

Purpose: Voters approved Proposition 4 (the Climate Bond) on November 5, 2024. The Climate Bond authorizes: · SWEEP: $40 million to promote on-farm water use efficiency with a focus on multiple-benefit projects that improve resilience to climate change and save water on California agricultural operations. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) is accepting concept proposals for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Programs (SWEEP) Block Grant. This proposal is for eligible organizations who wish to administer a community project, provide technical assistance to local farmers and ranchers within their service area, and support the implementation of on-farm SWEEP projects with financial assistance. On-farm SWEEP projects provide funding to producers in California to improve irrigation systems for the purposes of water conservation, energy use efficiency, and the reduction of greenhouse (GHG) emissions. Eligible Applicants: Block Grant Recipients are eligible if they are one of the following types of organizations: Public agencies, Local Agencies, 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organizations, Special Districts, Joint Powers Authority, Public Utilities, Local Publicly Owned Utilities, Mutual Water Companies, and California Native American Tribes are eligible. Eligible Geographies: Statewide eligibility

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