CRCC - California Grazing Lands Coalition - CA Producer’s Grant - Request for Proposals

$10,000 in awards available in 2026 for rancher-led learning projects.

The California Grazing Lands Coalition is seeking proposals from California ranchers and graziers to conduct knowledge transfer via local producer-led and hosted learning opportunities. The California Producers Grant encourages ranchers to provide local opportunities to learn and share with one another and with the public about grazing lands stewardship and the continued viability of ranching. CRCC-CalGLC will award up to $10,000 in 2026, with individual projects not to exceed $5,000 in funding support.

Proposals must align with the attached CalGLC strategic priorities. Events or activities will share information on sustainable grazing and ranching systems and the co-benefits of well-managed grazing lands. Projects and activities may include peer-to-peer or hosted workshops, clinics, and/or pasture-walks for ranchers and young producers or for the general community and consumers. Projects may be the development and or distribution of materials and other outreach media, or a public presentation. Creativity and ingenuity are encouraged.

The CA Grazing Lands Coalition (CalGLC) is a standing project of the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition (CRCC) that specifically focuses on elevating the rancher’s voice while working to collectively foster implementation of ecologically and economically viable grazing strategies in the State.

Rancher Advisory Panel. CalGLC is grounded through an advisory panel made up of five California ranchers who represent the geographic, livestock species, and cultural diversity of the ranching community.

CalGLC is intentionally producer-led and producer-focused. It uses a collaborative approach to California grazing lands stewardship and the continued viability of ranching by centering the voices of livestock producers within a dedicated coalition of community organizations, researchers, conservation districts, non-government organizations and representatives of local, state and federal resource management agencies.

CalGLC Strategic Priorities

1. Fill gaps in technical assistance and learning opportunities for priority topics, such as ranching economics and shared eco-literacy across partners (or understanding the relationship between grazing management and ecological outcomes.

2. Promote sustainable management of grazing lands as the foundation of the ranching industry

3. Address land access and infrastructure challenges to increase stewardship opportunities through grazing

4. Advance existing rangeland conservation efforts by elevating rancher-derived solutions

5. Foster on-ranch learning and mentoring opportunities for students, young producers, and early-career conservation professionals

6. Educate non-ranching stakeholders on the benefits and logistics of grazing

7. Build and maintain relationships with additional working lands partners in the state

8. Broadly share stories of inspiring grazing lands stewardship

 

Proposal Requirements - Use the attached form to provide the following:

A. Clearly state the topic and objective(s) to be addressed.

B. Clearly state which CalGLC strategic priority(ies) the project aligns with.

C. A full description of the project: format, venue, anticipated date, partners, budget overview, proposed materials to be developed or used, and how information will be shared to impacted stakeholders, including California livestock producers.

D. Explain how the applicant intends to evaluate and report on the success of the project.

 

Timeline

● Proposals may be submitted any time in 2026. If funds for the year have been allocated, proposals may be rolled over into the following year.

● Proposals received by April 30, 2026 will be considered for the first awards.

● Proposals will be reviewed in the order they are received by a CRCC-CalGLC panel of 2 CalGLC rancher advisors and 1 CRCC board member.

● The report and any materials produced will be submitted within 30 days of the activity being completed in order to receive grant award. An award check will be mailed.

● Any materials developed for the project must be delivered to CalGLC and may be shared with other projects and outreach. Credit will be provided to the project.

 

Submission & Program Contacts Submit your proposal electronically (as a Word or PDF file) to: cagrazinglandscoalition@gmail.com.

For additional information regarding this RFP or CalGLC please contact: Alex Karol, Coordinator, at 805-720-9036

This proposal is available at https://carangeland.org/california-grazing-land-coalition or 

CRCC-CalGLC_Producer's Grant RFP_fillable.pdf