Apply for NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program

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Grants to improve soil health are the centerpiece of New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Program administered by the NM Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Every year, NMDA awards grants to implement on-the-ground projects that involve one or more of the five soil health principles: keeping soil covered; minimizing soil disturbance on cropland and minimizing external inputs; maximizing biodiversity; maintaining a living root; integrating animals into land management, including grazing animals, birds, beneficial insects or keystone species, such as earthworms.


The Healthy Soil Program application is now LIVE!
The deadline to apply is March 19, 2025 at 12 p.m. (noon) Mountain Time.


Projects selected for funding will begin July 2025 and end September 2026. Review the step-by-step application process unique to your applicant type:

  1. If you apply for a grant on behalf of a governmental entity in New Mexico – a pueblo, tribe, or nation; an acequia; a land grant; a soil and water conservation district (SWCD); a Cooperative Extension Service office; or the like – visit the web page for Eligible Entities.
  2. If you apply for a grant on behalf of a non-governmental party in New Mexico – an individual, business, or nonprofit directly engaged in farming, ranching, or another form of land management – visit the web page for Individual Applicants

Visit these webpages to learn more, watch recordings of pre-application webinars and register for upcoming webinars on January 23, 2025. For questions about NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program grants email hsp@nmda.nmsu.edu.



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