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Dairy Manure Management Incentive 

Transforming the Farmer-to-Consumer Supply Chain

Future-proof your dairy farm with the funding, expert guidance, and technical support to implement sustainable manure management practices. 

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Overview

 

TransformF2C supports best practices that can revitalize your soil, improve herd health and increase productivity.

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Manure Management Incentive funds will be allocated for the implementation of practices related to manure and nutrient management in 15 select states across the country.

 

Incentive payments will be used to compensate farmers for the cost of adopting new climate-smart manure management practices, including storage, handling, and cropland applications that fit their site-specific needs.

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Priority access will be given to small-scale, historically underserved farmers, and applicants new to the TransformF2C Project, helping more producers participate in climate-resilient practices that enhance both farm productivity and environmental health. 

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Dairy Manure Management Incentive Farmer Eligibility and Enrollment Information 

Interested Farmer?

Interested but need more information before beginning the steps to apply? Complete the form linked below and a member of our team will be in contact with you. 

Application Period

The application period is currently closed.

All applications submitted before 11:59pm PST on January 30th, 2025 are under review. ​

Current Applicants

All communication to current applicants will be via email with the email on file

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What Happens After Applications are Submitted? 

Farm Data Collection Interview

After submitting an online application, applicants will be contacted by the TransformF2C Project MMRV partner, Eocene. The data collection interview will take between 30-60 minutes. Technical assistance in preparation for the interview is available upon request. 

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All applicants must provide all required field and farm level data to proceed in the evaluation process and remain eligible for funding.

Application Ranking Process

Applicants who meet all eligibility requirements and successfully submit a complete application, including all supporting documentation and data, will be evaluated on the following criteria. 

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Funding Structure

Funding will be allocated based on the environmental impact of practice implementation and additional application review criteria outlined above. The environmental impact will be measured as metric tons of CO2e reduction and calculated by an independent third-party using the data submitted with this application. Projects will be funded based on a project-wide average rate per metric ton of CO2e reduction. Accepted applications may receive up to 100% of the proposed budget. 

 

Upon acceptance into the program, the applicant will be presented with a detailed and pre-negotiated contract, at which time they will choose to accept or deny their acceptance of the project funding and commitment to their project participation. 

 

Payment terms and timing: Up to 91% of project funding will be funded upon execution of a contract with the farmer. The remaining 9% of project funding will be paid in equal installments over the duration of the contracted project (up to 4 years). 

Environmental and Cultural Assessment

Applications selected for funding may be required to participate in the submission of a CPA-52 Environmental Assessment. Applicants are not required to complete this form. Upon selection for funding applicants will be contacted by an Technical Service Provider provided by the TransformF2C Project. All CPA-52 Environmental Assessment must be reviewed and approved on the federal and state level before proceeding to contracting. This review process can take 6-8 months and must be completed before any practice implementation can begin. 

GHG Structure

Each farm participant that receives funding for practices or any other system changes that reduces GHG emissions or sequesters carbon will retain the rights, including the underlying farm’s data and environmental assets created throughout the project period. However, participation in this project will require awardees agree to refrain from selling any environmental assets created by funded practice implementation in any available market through June of 2028 (the length of the project). Participating farms may elect to engage with a supply partner to include these reductions in Scope 3 reporting.  

 

Participating farms will be required to engage with the project’s third-party verifier to collect yearly baseline data, practice changes, ecosystem benefits, and required reporting data. Appropriate methodologies will be followed, ensuring best-in-class accounting practices are adhered to in data security and GHG accounting.

Upon acceptance into the program, the applicant will be presented with a detailed and pre-negotiated contract, at which time they will choose to accept or deny their acceptance of the project funding and commitment to their project participation. 

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