DEQ seeks applications for fiscal year 2025 CAFO Improvement Grant Program

July 1, 2024

Contact: Mary Anne Nelson, Administrator Surface and Wastewater Division, [email protected]

BOISE - The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks applications for the fiscal year 2025 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Improvement Grant Program.

The grant program is designed to support implementation of environmental improvement programs on confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for the purpose of improving soil, water, and air quality with an emphasis on manure and nutrient management. DEQ received a $2 million legislative appropriation to continue this grant program in state fiscal year 2025.

Eligible projects must address manure or wastewater management and be ready to implement by the end of calendar year 2024.

Application Process

Interested applicants should submit a completed application. Resources and instructions can be found on DEQ's CAFO Improvement Fund web page. Applications are submitted online via DEQ's Amplifund portal.

Applications will be accepted from July 1 to August 30, 2024.