DATE:
June 24, 2026
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE FOR THE HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM BLOCK GRANT; ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT; FIND THE ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On September 11, 2024 (6), the County of San Diego (County) Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Climate Action Plan (CAP), which includes the development of 70 actions across five sectors: Built Environment and Transportation, Energy, Solid Waste, Water and Wastewater, and Agriculture and Conservation. One of the actions in the CAP is the development of the Sustainable Operations in Land Stewardship (SOILS) Program, previously known as the Climate Smart Land Stewardship Program, to increase carbon sequestration on 3,000 acres of agricultural land by 2030 and 36,214 acres by 2045. Another CAP action strives to increase access to transportation services and connections to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in single occupancy vehicles.
This is a request for the Board to adopt Resolutions authorizing the County to apply for and accept a California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Healthy Soils Program Block Grant and the Flexible Fleets Pilot Grant Program (FFGP), administered by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to support the CAP actions described above. If the County is selected for either award, it also authorizes the Director of Planning & Development Services (PDS) or a designee to execute all related documents.
Healthy Soils Program Block Grant
The SOILS Program offers grants to farmers and ranchers (collectively referred to as agricultural producers) in the unincorporated area of San Diego County to incentivize the adoption of clim...
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