California AB1486 establishes a grant program for research farms to enhance climate resiliency.

California AB1486 allocates $15 million in grants to public postsecondary educational institutions designated as Agricultural Experiment Stations or Agricultural Research Institutes. These grants aim to develop research farms, including constructing new ones or improving existing ones, using environmentally sustainable practices. Funding is capped at $1 million per institution. The State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, will manage the grants.

California AB1486 establishes a grant program for research farms to enhance climate resiliency.

California AB1486 allocates $15 million in grants to public postsecondary educational institutions designated as Agricultural Experiment Stations or Agricultural Research Institutes. These grants aim to develop research farms, including constructing new ones or improving existing ones, using environmentally sustainable practices. Funding is capped at $1 million per institution. The State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Food and Agriculture, will manage the grants.