Agroforestry Funding Table

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1	Ask an Agroforester Funding Edition: Agroforestry Funding Sources Table
2	Grant Title	CAGP	ASSETS	Expanding Agroforestry Project (EAP)

3	Grant Program Overview	The ultimate goal of the Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program is to increase ecosystem sustainability and diversity by scaling up agroforestry practices. To achieve this, assistance is available through regional partners, funding, and technical assistance. The program will also develop an Agroforestry Regional Knowledge (ARK) Exchange that serves as a framework for future growth of agroforestry adoption. The ARK Exchange will support ecocultural learning, workforce development, and networking of producer peers, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and governmental and nongovernmental partners.	ASSETS (Accelerating Silvopasture Adoption and Carbon Sequestration through Emerging Markets and Technologies) gets producers paid for growing trees on pasture and hayland - up to $1,500 per acre upfront in USDA support and 30 years of on-going payments for the carbon credits generated as part of the planting. Technical support available.	The Expanding Agroforestry Project (EAP) is funded by a $60M award from USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. EAP will provide $36M in direct-to-producer incentive payments that significantly subsidize the installation costs of planting new agroforestry systems of alley cropping, silvopasture, and windbreaks. A major project goal is to establish 30,000 new acres of agroforestry over the next five years, while meaningfully increasing the engagement and accessibility of the program to underserved producers.
4	Funding Type	Private: Edwards Mother Earth Foundation	Federal: USDA -AND- Private: carbon credit buyers	Federal: USDA NRCS
5	FAQ/ Info Link	CAGP Website and Application	https://www.workingtrees.com/assets	Expanding Agroforestry Project FAQs
6	Application Timeline	Rolling applications Application Review 4/1/24 Announcements beginning in May	Rolling	Twice per year application cycles. Next cycle: Summer '24 deadline.
7	Applicable Practices	All Agroforestry practices	Silvopasture & Alley Cropping	Alley Cropping, Windbreaks, & Silvopasture
8	Geographic Range	All States except Alaska	Virginia, Tennesee, North Carolina	30 U.S. States (please see map on our webpage)
9	Project size / Acreage Requirements	1/4 acre to 12 acres	None	5 acre minimum (Hawai'i minimum is 1 acre)
10	Eligibility Requirements	W-9 or W-8 for reimbursements	Must be EQIP eligible	Please see the 'Eligibility Requirements' section of our FAQ page.
11	Farmer Compensation	$1,500/acre scaling down as acreage increases	Up front: Up to $1,500/acre depending on species and density On-going: Up to $70/acre/year from carbon	Provides an installation incentive payment that significantly covers the installation costs of new agroforestry plantings, and/or $450/acre transition incentive payment.
12	Duration of Commitment	Grant period (currently through EOY 2025)	30 years	Through 2028
13	Reporting Requirements	Project report, final budget and list of plants for the project.	Tree growth measured through Working Trees phone application	Producer Surveys and DBH measurements of a subset of trees.
14	Webpage	https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/emef	https://www.workingtrees.com/assets	tnc.org/expandingagroforestry
15	Point of Contact	Ian Nichols iancn@vt.edu	contact@workingtrees.com	ExpandingAgroforestry@tnc.org
16	Join E-Mail List Link	https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org	https://www.workingtrees.com/assets	EAP Email ListServ
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