A bill 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.
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Latest Action · June 9, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
This bill establishes a new grant program to fund research and extension activities focused on natural climate solutions on agricultural and forest lands. The legislation allows grants to support land management practices that store carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions across farmland, grasslands, wetlands, and forests, with particular emphasis on approaches that incorporate traditional ecological knowledge, enhance biodiversity, and improve climate resilience. The bill modifies existing federal agricultural research programs under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to make natural climate solutions a priority funding area. While the legislation does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines in the provided text, it directs the Department of Agriculture to incorporate this research area into its existing grant-making authority. The bill would primarily benefit agricultural producers, researchers, and conservation organizations working on climate-smart land management practices.
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