CDFA Awards Nearly $27 Million to Support Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Water Quality Improvement Through Dairy Plus Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) and California Dairy Research Foundation have announced the award of $26.8 million in federal grant funding through the Dairy Plus Program for 23 on-farm methane emission reduction and water quality improvement projects across California. This funding directly supports dairy farmers in their efforts to implement sustainable practices. You can see the 21 awarded Alternative Manure Management Program track projects here, and the two awarded Dairy Digester Research and Development Program track projects here. A solicitation for applications to the next round of Dairy Plus funding is expected in early 2026. As an important part of this state-federal partnership program, $7.8 million in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is being leveraged through associated projects awarded by the Alternative Manure Management Program and the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program to serve as matching funds for this federal investment.
Staff contact: Steven Fenaroli, sfenaroli@cfbf.com.
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