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Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Supporting agricultural conservation, economic growth, and sustainable development

Vision

The Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program fights climate change by protecting our productive farm¬lands and encouraging compact transit-oriented communities.

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Resources

Find all the SALC materials you need here, including our Program Guidelines, fact sheets and information about the projects we’ve funded.

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FY 2022-23 (Round 9) SALC Dates and Deadlines:

(Subject to change)

  • February 10, 2023: Draft Guidelines available for public comment
  • March 13 and March 15, 2023: Public comment workshop: visit the DOC's SALC webpage for more information
  • March 17, 2023: Public comment closes
  • April SGC Meeting: Guidelines approved/released
  • June 16, 2023: Acquisition pre-proposals due
  • June 30, 2023: Planning pre-proposals due
  • July 21, 2023: Capacity applications due
  • September 8, 2023: Acquisition and Planning applications due

Follow the link below to find all the important dates and deadlines for the SALC program.

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The SALC Program protects at-risk agricultural lands from sprawl development in order to promote growth within existing jurisdictions, ensure open space remains available, and support a healthy agricultural economy. SALC is one of the many California Investments programs. For more information about these investments, visit: caclimatenvestments.ca.gov

California Climate Investments     Department of Conservation