Rice Incentive Program
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy · State of California
At a glance
Rice Incentive Program is an open California state grant opportunity from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy (State of California). Applications are due October 30, 2026. Total estimated funding is $3.51M. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofit, public agency and tribal government. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Sep 17, 2026Posted
- Oct 30, 2026Application deadlinenext date
- Opened
- Sep 17, 2026
- Close date
- Oct 30, 2026
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- Not specified
- Est. total funding
- $3,508,642
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Matching funds
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)
- Type
- Grant
- Funding source
- State — Chaptered on July 5, 2024, Senate Bill (SB) 867, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (SB 867 93020(a)(4)) (Proposition 4 Climate Bond) provided the Conservancy with $29. Uses $3.5 million of funds. Chaptered on September 6, 2022, the Amended Budget Act of 2022 (Assembly Bill 179, Item 3875-101-0001 of Section 111) provided $36 million for projects. Uses $8,642 of the total funds,
- Matching funds
- Not Required
- Funding method
- Reimbursement(s)
- Estimated number of awards
- Between 2 and 3
- Estimated award amounts
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Award period
- October 30, 2026
- Expected award announcement
- March 2027
- Letter of intent
- Not required
- Geography
- The legal Delta.
- How to submit
- By email: grants@deltaconservancy.ca.gov
- Latest change note
- Edited primary contact.
Who can apply
Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.
- Nonprofit
- Public Agency
- Tribal Government
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.
Purpose
Fund rice conversion projects on areas with highly organic soils in the Delta.
Description
The goal of the Rice Incentive Program is to fund rice conversion projects on areas with highly organic soils in the Delta to 1) stop or reverse ongoing subsidence, 2) reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 3) maintain agricultural viability of land below sea level, and 4) provide overwintering habitat for resident and migratory birds. Rice projects should occur only on soils with a high percentage of carbon within the deeply subsided portion of the Delta. The Program is intended to support farmers, including historically underserved farmers, who otherwise cannot convert their fields to rice due to inability to pay or finance high upfront conversion costs. The Program will provide funding to two or three eligible entities that will work with farmers to convert their existing row crops to rice. Eligible entities include Federal, State and local public agencies including special districts and joint powers authorities and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. The selected eligible 2 entities must also provide technical assistance on rice farming, field conversion, and other related practices to enrolled farmers during the program.
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Program contact (as published)
grants@deltaconservancy.ca.gov
1-916-375-2084
Quick answers
When is the deadline for “Rice Incentive Program”?
According to the official notice, applications are due October 30, 2026. Confirm the deadline and submission time with the agency before applying.
Who is eligible to apply for “Rice Incentive Program”?
The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit, Public Agency and Tribal Government. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.
How much funding is available through “Rice Incentive Program”?
Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $3,508,642.
How do I apply for “Rice Incentive Program”?
Applications go directly to Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: by email to grants@deltaconservancy.ca.gov. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.
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