To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions, and for other purposes.
This bill establishes a new federal grant program to fund research and extension activities focused on natural climate solutions, particularly practices that help store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions on agricultural lands, grasslands, wetlands, and forests. The grants would support land management techniques based on traditional ecological knowledge that also promote biodiversity, increase climate resilience, and reduce water runoff. The legislation amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to create this grant category as a priority area for federal agricultural research funding. The bill affects farmers, ranchers, forest managers, researchers, and agricultural extension services that work to develop and implement climate-friendly practices. While the bill text does not specify funding amounts or timelines, it creates the legal framework for the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible institutions and organizations working on these natural climate solutions.
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