Climate-Smart Commodities Grant
NACD is seeking projects that foster private-public partnerships, scale implementation of climate-smart practices, advance Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV), and support producer participation in resulting markets. Projects will be competitively selected and should:
- Leverage the locally-led conservation delivery system to provide the education and technical assistance needed to transition to climate-smart production systems.
- Develop economic opportunities within communities and build local capacity that can sustain projects and partnerships beyond the life of the grant.
- Seek to mitigate historical and systemic barriers within the broader food system to increase the participation of underserved producers and communities.
- Provide external match, leverage, or additional financial incentives to producers, more holistically de-risking their transition to climate-smart systems and supporting their long-term economic viability.
Eligability
Phase 1 is open to any interested entity, public or private. Please note, however, that projects and partnerships must involve a conservation district or Tribal conservation district, state/territory association of conservation districts, resource conservation & development council, and/or Tribal government or inter-tribal consortium.
There will be an applicant information webinar on August 31 from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET.
