CDA now accepting applications to distribute $2M in state stimulus funding for soil health

Colorado Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications to distribute Colorado Comeback stimulus funds to conservation districts and other eligible entities.

The funding comes from Senate Bill 21-235, which appropriated $2 million to CDA to administer voluntary soil health programs. By statute, $1 million of those funds will go directly to conservation districts. Applications are open until Wednesday, Sept. 15.

“The soil health program began as a grassroots effort and now we get to send conservation dollars directly back to those who have been asking for them,” said Cindy Lair, the State Conservation Board program manager at CDA. “These grants will fund projects that help Colorado’s farmers and ranchers take steps to improve their soil, become more resilient and eventually get paid for the ecosystem benefits they support.”

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