2nd Email: Urban Farms-Resource Conservation Mini-Grant Program is Open! Due September 9th.
Rob Bennaton
Subject: Urban Farms-Resource Conservation Mini-Grant Program is Open! Due September 9th.
2nd Email: Urban Farms-Resource Conservation Mini-Grant Program
The application period for the Urban Farms Resource Conservation Mini-Grant program is open!
Applications are due by 5pm on Monday September 9, 2019 to allison....@acrcd.org.
The Alameda County Conservation Partnership
and UC Cooperative Extension
are happy to announce its 6th Urban Farm Conservation Mini-Grant cycle, with funding
from the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the
National Association of Conservation Districts. This program is intended to support
conservation on urban and urban-edge farms in Western Alameda County while
improving yields and enhancing overall production. Successful applicants will
receive financial support as well as technical assistance, if needed, to facilitate
the installation of conservation practices that will enhance soil and water quality
as well as habitat, both on-site and in the surrounding community.
Grants may cover the following types of activities:
§ Erosion control and runoff reduction measures e.g. bioswale, rain garden or
filter strips utilizing native, drought tolerant or other appropriate plantings,
straw wattles for storm drains, mulching, cover crops, rainH2O collection systems.
§ Conservation and habitat plantings e.g. cover crops, hedgerows, bee and
owl boxes, drought tolerant or native plantings.
§ Water quality and efficiency improvements e.g. irrigation system
improvements, compost systems or compost covers, greywater systems.
§ Informational Signage e.g. weatherproof placards explaining the purpose
of a rain garden or filter strip; a sign describing various run-off/erosion
mitigation practices and how they support water quality in an adjacent waterway.
For more info on eligible conservation practices, such as those listed above, click here.
The list above are examples and applicants should feel free to propose additional
conservation activities that will benefit soil or water resources, while supporting
production.
Want to Apply?:
Interested parties will submit a brief application describing their conservation needs
related to soil, habitat and water quality enhancement as well as the conservation
improvements they intend to install. Proposals will include an estimated budget
not to exceed $3000.
THE APPLICATION IS ATTACHED
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include urban farms, gardens and organizations with
urban farming programs. Project sites must be located within Alameda County.
Priority Areas: Sites within Oakland, San Leandro, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo,
Hayward, Fremont, and Newark that are located within
Alameda County Flood Control District Zones 2, 2A, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12 & 13,.
For more detail click
here.
Note: Re-submission of prior unsuccessful applications will be given extra consideration
provided that reviewer feedback is reflected in the revised application.
Note: Because water quality protection is an important focus of the main funding
agency, priority will be given to farm sites that are near creeks, drainage channels
or storm drains. In addition, additional preference will be given to projects located
in or serving underserved communities as defined by CalEnviroscreen or the
USDA Food Access Research Atlas. For more information, contact
allison....@acrcd.org or 925-453-3862
Finally, we thank Susan Ellsworth for her years of service to the Alameda County
Urban Ag Community, and the Alameda County Conservation Partnership!!!
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Photos credits from L to R: WOW Farm, Kassenhoff Growers, WOW Farm, City Slicker Farms
Program funded by the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
with additional support from the National Association of Conservation Districts,
UC Cooperative Extension, and NRCS.
Allison Rodacker, Outreach Project Assistant
Alameda County RCD
3585 Greenville Rd. Suite 2
Livermore, CA 94550
Rob Bennaton,
University of California Cooperative Extension
Alameda & Contra Costa County Director/
Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor
Landline: (510) 670-5621 rben...@ucanr.edu
Best to Email as well, if URGENT!
Learn more on our UCCE County-based Programs at:
On Urban Ag: http://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/
UCCE Alameda County: http://cealameda.ucanr.edu/
UCCE Contra Costa County: http://cecontracosta.ucanr.edu/
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