{"id":27965,"date":"2024-07-02T08:39:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=27965"},"modified":"2024-07-02T08:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:48:10","slug":"a-look-at-cdfas-2024-2025-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/a-look-at-cdfas-2024-2025-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at CDFA&#8217;s 2024-2025 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>California\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the\u00a02024-25\u00a0state budget, which\u00a0closes a\u00a0General Fund\u00a0shortfall of $46.8 billion\u00a0through a balanced package of solutions, including spending reductions of $16 billion that maintain investments in core programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As outlined in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmclist.us7.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dafffa58af0d1d42fee9a20e55%26id%3D6f4abafcde%26e%3De5818ec3c0&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7Cfd438d5bcb8d497da61308dc987a9411%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C638552899953138901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QksZxqgfknVgQmrNYOON8%2B0f9D%2FgGKabyCF%2BaitAB8g%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>agreement<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;announced by the Governor and legislative leaders, the legislation signed by Governor Newsom balances the budget in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, and it preserves budget resilience by maintaining $22.2 billion in total reserves at the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget Year Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget includes $690&nbsp;million for&nbsp;California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)&nbsp;programs between baseline funding for core programs and new funding for the following projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Blythe Border Protection Station Construction Project<\/em>:<\/strong>&nbsp;The budget includes&nbsp;$99.5&nbsp;million&nbsp;for the&nbsp;construction phase of the Blythe Border Protection Station project.&nbsp;This project will replace the existing station that was constructed in 1958, which is inadequate for current traffic flow. The new facility will allow CDFA to inspect additional commercial and private vehicles to better protect&nbsp;California&nbsp;from invasive species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Emergency Invasive Fruit Fly Response<\/em>:&nbsp;<\/strong>The budget includes&nbsp;$25 million&nbsp;for&nbsp;CDFA\u2019s response to a historic outbreak of invasive fruit flies. There are typically 75 detections per year in&nbsp;seven counties. In&nbsp;calendar year 2023&nbsp;there were 948&nbsp;detections in 15 counties, which led to&nbsp;68&nbsp;delimitation projects and seven active quarantines.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the calendar year&nbsp;2024, there have been 30 new detections in&nbsp;4 counties, which led to 8 delimitation projects.&nbsp;Without CDFA\u2019s continued response to new finds, multiple species of invasive fruit flies have a high likelihood of becoming established in California, which would significantly impact the&nbsp;state\u2019s&nbsp;natural and working landscape and impact California agriculture\u2019s ability to export&nbsp;products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Protected&nbsp;One-Time&nbsp;Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget protects $183.1 million of one-time&nbsp;general fund&nbsp;appropriations for CDFA. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Relief for Small Farmers:<\/em> &nbsp;<\/strong>The budget preserves $17.9 million for this program, which provides&nbsp;socially disadvantaged,&nbsp;small-scale&nbsp;and medium-scale producers with&nbsp;financial relief from severe weather-related damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Farm to School&nbsp;(F2S) Grant Program<\/strong>:<\/em> &nbsp;The budget preserves $60 million for this program providing grants that support innovative local and regional F2S projects. &nbsp;Funded projects promote innovation in nutrition education, sustainable production and procurement, and a high-quality student experience. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>State Water Efficiency and Enhancement\u00a0Grant\u00a0Program<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The budget preserves $20.6 through a shift of funding to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) in FY 2026-27. \u00a0This program provides financial assistance in the form of grants to implement\u00a0irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases\u00a0and save water\u00a0in California agricultural operations. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Farm to Community Food Hubs Grant Program: &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>The budget&nbsp;includes $15 million in funding for Food Hubs. &nbsp;These incentivize public-serving entities that serve as supply chain intermediaries for local and regional farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP): <\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>The budget&nbsp;preserves $35 million for this program encouraging the purchase and consumption of healthy, California-grown fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts by nutrition benefit clients. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Livestock Methane Reduction:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>The budget&nbsp;preserves&nbsp;$24 million&nbsp;for this program by fund shifting from the general fund to the greenhouse gas reduction fund. 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