Climate Resilience Grant Program accepting proposals until Feb 1

LACONIA — The Belknap County Conservation District is currently accepting proposals for their Climate Resilience Grant. Visit belknapccd.org/climate-resilience-grant to find out more about this funding opportunity for eligible farmers and producers to implement ecologically sound management and/or renewable energy projects.

Some key criteria are: farms must produce and sell at least $1,000 of agricultural products direct to consumer or through wholesale markets for at least two calendar years, and funding comes with the applicant responsible for contributing 25% of the total project cost (farmer time and use of equipment can be applied at a rate of $40 an hour to meet this requirement).

These grants will fund a maximum of $10,000 per application. Awardees are selected on a competitive basis and on available funding.

Past grant awardee projects include solar powered back-up battery systems, irrigation and drainage systems, reduced reliance on traditional feeding systems, and covers to protect high value crops from inclement weather (severe storms and unseasonably excessive temperatures).

For more information, join the BCCD at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16 via Zoom. A link to register can be found on the webpage. 

For more information, contact the Belknap County Conservation District at any time via call or text at 603-527-5880, or email belknapconservation@gmail.com.