builds agricultural resilience through actions 
such as improved nutrient management and en-
hancing soil health. 
‘‘(B) CLIMATE
MITIGATION.—The term 
‘climate mitigation’ means, with respect to an 
agricultural management system, management 
changes to such agricultural management sys-
tem to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and se-
quester carbon in soil and plant biomass on ag-
ricultural land. 
‘‘(C) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘cov-
ered entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) the department of agriculture of 
a State; 
‘‘(ii) an applicable Tribal Government 
authority; 
‘‘(iii) an agricultural or silvicultural 
producer association or other group of pro-
ducers; 
‘‘(iv) a farmer cooperative; 
‘‘(v) an institution of higher edu-
cation; 
‘‘(vi) a conservation commission or 
district; or 
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‘‘(vii) an organization or entity with 
an established history of working coopera-
tively with producers on agricultural land, 
as determined by the Secretary, to address 
local conservation priorities related to agri-
cultural production or nonindustrial pri-
vate forestland management in connection 
to climate mitigation or adaptation. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE PROPOSAL.—The term ‘eli-
gible proposal’ means a proposal for climate 
mitigation and climate adaptation activities on 
agricultural land, which— 
‘‘(i) is broadly consistent with part III 
of the Action Plan for Climate Adaptation 
and Resilience, titled ‘USDA’s Adaptation 
Actions’, published by the Department of 
Agriculture (August 2021); 
‘‘(ii) is broadly consistent with con-
servation practices identified by the Nat-
ural Resources Conservation Service to re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions or to se-
quester carbon; 
‘‘(iii) is broadly consistent with the 
latest available scientific research on re-
gionally-relevant climate mitigation and 
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adaptation strategies for agricultural land; 
and 
‘‘(iv) identifies effective strategies, in-
cluding strategies developed from tradi-
tional ecological knowledge such as indige-
nous agricultural knowledge practices, for 
increasing adoption of regionally appro-
priate management practices and systems 
implemented on privately owned agricul-
tural land under the jurisdiction of the ap-
plicable State government or Tribal Gov-
ernment that achieve at least two of the 
following outcomes: 
‘‘(I) Increase in carbon seques-
tration. 
‘‘(II) Reduction of greenhouse 
gas emissions. 
‘‘(III) 
Increased 
resilience 
against extreme weather. 
‘‘(E) INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL KNOWL-
EDGE.—The 
term 
‘indigenous 
agricultural 
knowledge’ means the applied knowledge for 
raising or producing food and other agricultural 
products grounded in indigenous belief systems 
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and practices that have been time-tested over 
millennia. 
‘‘(F) TRADITIONAL
ECOLOGICAL
KNOWL-
EDGE.—The term ‘traditional ecological knowl-
edge’ means a cumulative body of knowledge, 
practice, and belief, developed by Native Amer-
ican, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and 
other Indigenous communities, evolving by 
adaptive processes and handed down through 
generations by cultural transmissions, about the 
relationship of living beings (including humans) 
with one another and their environments, in-
cluding indigenous agricultural knowledge. 
‘‘(G) TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘Tribal Government’ means— 
‘‘(i) the governing body of an Indian 
tribe; 
‘‘(ii) the governing body of a State- 
recognized Tribal organization; and 
‘‘(iii) the governing body of a Native 
Hawaiian community or organization. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to covered entities to— 
‘‘(A) develop or modify an eligible pro-
posal; or 
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‘‘(B) implement an eligible proposal. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity ap-
plying for a grant under this subsection shall 
prepare and submit an application at such time, 
in such a manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary shall require, including an 
assurance that grant funds received under this 
subsection shall supplement, not supplant, the 
expenditure of funds of such covered entity in 
developing, modifying, or implementing eligible 
proposals. 
‘‘(B) 
OPTION
FOR
TRIBAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—At the sole discretion of a Tribal Gov-
ernment, such Tribal Government may, in lieu 
of submitting an applications under subpara-
graph (A), opt to join an application submitted 
by any other covered entity for an eligible pro-
posal relating to agricultural lands under the 
jurisdiction of such Tribal Government and that 
are located within, at least in part, the geo-
graphic boundary of such covered entity. 
‘‘(C) SOLICITATION OF APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of 
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the Partnerships for Agricultural Climate 
Action Act, the Secretary shall solicit ap-
plications for grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
SOLICITATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall solicit applications for 
funding for eligible proposals on a recur-
ring basis after the first round of applica-
tions until all amounts appropriated to 
carry out this subsection are expended. 
‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—Each 
application submitted under this paragraph 
shall include performance measures to be used 
to evaluate an eligible proposal that was devel-
oped, modified, or implemented using a grant 
received under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two 
years after the date of enactment of the Part-
nerships for Agricultural Climate Action Act, 
the Secretary shall select applications submitted 
under paragraph (3) to receive a grant under 
this subsection in accordance with this para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—In selecting applications 
to receive a grant under this subsection— 
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‘‘(i) in the case of an application for 
developing or modifying an eligible pro-
posal, the Secretary shall select applica-
tions for eligible proposals that will, if im-
plemented— 
‘‘(I) have a high potential for 
carbon sequestration and greenhouse 
gas emissions reductions; and 
‘‘(II) increase the resilience of 
agricultural management systems to 
extreme weather and climate condi-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an application for 
implementing an eligible proposal, the Sec-
retary shall select applications for eligible 
proposals that— 
‘‘(I) have a high potential for 
carbon sequestration or greenhouse 
gas emissions reductions; 
‘‘(II) increase the resilience of 
agricultural management systems to 
extreme weather and climate condi-
tions; and 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall select appli-
cations for eligible proposals that are based 
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on any other criteria that the Secretary de-
termines necessary or appropriate to carry 
out this subsection. 
‘‘(C) GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY.—In pro-
viding grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
ensure geographic diversity. 
‘‘(D) 
PRIORITY.—In 
providing 
grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
priority to— 
‘‘(i) a covered entity for an eligible 
proposal that— 
‘‘(I) includes dedicated resources 
to historically underserved producers 
or farming operations, including— 
‘‘(aa) beginning farmers or 
ranchers; 
‘‘(bb) socially disadvantaged 
farmers or ranchers; 
‘‘(cc) veteran farmers and 
ranchers, as defined in section 
2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)); and 
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‘‘(dd) small or mid-sized 
farms that are structured as 
family farms, as defined in sec-
tion 761.2 of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(II) includes plans to transition 
whole farm systems to ecologically 
sound production systems that— 
‘‘(aa) increase carbon se-
questration; 
‘‘(bb) reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions; or 
‘‘(cc) build resilience to ex-
treme weather; or 
‘‘(III) supports additional con-
servation goals, including— 
‘‘(aa) improving soil health; 
‘‘(bb) erosion control; 
‘‘(cc) 
improving 
nutrient 
management; 
‘‘(dd) improving water qual-
ity; 
‘‘(ee) enhancing pollinator 
forage; and 
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‘‘(ff) 
habitat 
restoration; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the applicable Tribal Government 
authority for an eligible proposal that in-
cludes use of traditional ecological knowl-
edge or indigenous agricultural knowledge 
practices. 
‘‘(5) PARTNERSHIPS OPTION.—A covered entity 
may enter into partnership agreements for the devel-
opment, modification, or implementation of an eligi-
ble proposal with one or more other covered entities. 
‘‘(6) USE
OF
IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—A 
covered entity may use a grant provided under para-
graph (2)(B) for activities to implement an eligible 
proposal, including— 
‘‘(A) provision of technical assistance to 
producers; 
‘‘(B) provision of financial assistance to 
producers; 
‘‘(C) on-farm research and demonstration; 
‘‘(D) extension, education, outreach, and 
training; 
‘‘(E) monitoring and evaluating soil carbon 
sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions reduc-
tions, and other conservation outcomes; 
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‘‘(F) local producer-to-producer networking 
and mentoring activities; and 
‘‘(G) other activities as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(7) GRANT TERM.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT
AND
MODIFICATION 
GRANTS.—With respect to a grant under para-
graph (2)(A), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall provide such grant for a 
term of not less than one year and not 
more than two years; and 
‘‘(ii) may renew such grant once at 
the end of a term under clause (i), under 
which renewal the Secretary may provide 
additional grant funds after the initial 
grant funds have been expended. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—With 
respect to a grant under paragraph (2)(B), the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall provide such grant for a 
term of not less than one year and not 
more than five years; and 
‘‘(ii) may renew such grant at the end 
of a term under clause (i), under which re-
newal the Secretary may provide additional 
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grant funds after the initial grant funds 
have been expended. 
‘‘(8) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary 
may provide a grant to a covered entity— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a grant under para-
graph (2)(A), in an amount not to exceed 
$7,500,000 per fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a grant under 
paragraph (2)(B), in an amount not to ex-
ceed $15,000,000 per fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) GRANTS
TO
CERTAIN
COVERED 
ENTITIES.—The Secretary shall not pro-
vide a grant under this subsection to a cov-
ered entity that is not an applicable Tribal 
Government authority in an amount that 
exceeds— 
‘‘(I) 75 percent of the cost of de-
veloping or modifying an eligible pro-
posal under paragraph (2)(A); or 
‘‘(II) 50 percent of the cost of 
implementing an eligible proposal 
under paragraph (2)(B). 
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