NMDA is accepting grant applications beginning Jan 15
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is accepting grant applications for its Healthy Soil Program from Wednesday, Jan. 15, through Wednesday, March 19 at noon, Mountain Time.
NMDA will host two webinars in January to help both applicant types prepare to complete the online application for a Healthy Soil Program grant. NMDA will host a webinar for Eligible Entities Jan. 23 from 10 to 11: 30 a.m., and another webinar for Individual Applicants Jan. 23 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Registration is required to attend either webinar. For related information, and to register for the webinars, visit the Healthy Soil Program website.
Grant funding may be used for on-the-ground projects in New Mexico that focus on one or more of the five soil health principles: keeping the soil covered; minimizing soil disturbance on cropland and minimizing external inputs; maximizing biodiversity; maintaining a living root; and integrating animals into land management, including grazing animals, birds, beneficial insects or keystone species, such as earthworms. Projects must address one or more soil health-related resource concerns, such as erosion or compaction. Projects can last nearly 15 months, starting as early as mid-July 2025 and ending as late as late Sept. 2026.
NMDA welcomes applications for Healthy Soil Program grants from two types of applicants: Eligible Entities and Individual Applicants. While the application period is the same – Jan. 15 to March 19 – for each type of applicant, the application process and application materials for Eligible Entities are different from those for Individual Applicants…