The 10 New Hampshire Conservation Districts have announced the 2024 grant round of the New Hampshire Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant.

The mission of the grant is to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State. This will be done through reducing the impact of agriculture on climate change (mitigation) through greenhouse gas emissions reduction and carbon sequestration, and to increasing the resiliency of New Hampshire farms in a changing climate (adaptation), while meeting conservation goals and needs. 

Grants seek to support farmers in meeting those challenges. In two years, the grant has awarded over $345,000 to 49 farms across the state. Funds are available for projects that mitigate the impact of agriculture on climate change and enhance the on-farm adaptations to projected climate conditions. Preference will be given to projects that can demonstrate strong potential in mitigation and adaptation.

This year’s applications are available and are due on Feb. 1, 2024. An optional Zoom informational session for interested applicants will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m.. Register at forms.gle/C8vMJsmwBVRQiDLt6. People interested in applying should contact their county conservation district for more information, or visit their local district website to view the full request for proposals and application.

To make a donation to support future funding of the program, do so at the Cheshire County Conservation District’s website, cheshireconservation.org/donate. Donations to the fund may also be made by mail, with checks payable to “CCCD” and addressed to 11 Industrial Park Drive, Walpole, NH 03608. Include “Climate” in the memo line.