Public Notice: Soil Health Implementation Grant RFA

Public Notice: Soil Health Implementation Grant RFA

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Agricultural Resource Development

 Maine Healthy Soils Program –
Soil Health Implementation Grant

The Maine Healthy Soils Program offers financial and technical resources to farmers to adopt, improve, scale, and maintain healthy soils best practices on the farm. The Department’s Division of Agricultural Resource Development has opened grant applications for the Soil Health Implementation Grant, which offers up to $100,000 to eligible farms to address on-farm barriers to adopting, improving, and/or maintaining soil health.

A copy of the Request for Applications (RFA#ARDMHSP2025.SHIG1), as well any amendments and/or question and answer summaries can be obtained at the Maine Healthy Soils Program website.

Download RFA (PDF)

 

Application forms must be submitted via the online form linked in the RFA, and supplemental files must be emailed to matthew.boucher@maine.gov. Application submissions must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., local time, on April 4, 2025. Applications will open on February 14, 2025. Applications not submitted following application instructions described in the RFA will not be considered for award.