The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) awards competitive grants to California dairy and livestock operations for technologies and specific management practices that result in long-term methane emission reductions and maximize environmental benefits.
Donor Name: California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) provides financial assistance for the implementation of non-digester manure management practices in California, which will result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Funding and Duration
- CDFA will fund up to 100% of the total project cost with a maximum grant award of $750,000 per project.
- Matching funds are strongly encouraged.
- The maximum project term is two (2) years.
- Grant funds cannot be expended before January 1, 2023 or after December 31, 2024.
- DFA may offer an award different than the amount requested.
Eligibility Criteria
- The project site must be located on a commercial California dairy or livestock operation. Individuals receiving grant award funds must be located in California with a physical California business address.
- A dairy operation is defined as an entity that operates a dairy herd, which produces milk or cream commercially, and whose bulk milk or bulk cream is received or handled by any distributor, manufacturer, or any nonprofit cooperative association of dairy producers.
- A livestock operation is defined as an entity raising farm animals such as cattle, poultry, goats, sheep, swine and horses.
For more information, visit Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP).