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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a public work group meeting to discuss the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program. At this work group meeting, CARB staff will present and gather input on proposed new project categories within the FARMER Program. The proposed categories include (1) zero-emission agricultural equipment, and (2) used equipment for small producers. Input from this meeting will be incorporated into final project criteria before being presented to CARB’s Executive Officer for approval and being made available for funding by local air districts.
The work group meeting will be held at the following date, time, and location:
Date: February 23, 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom Webinar
All attendees should register prior to the start of the work group using the Zoom link provided above.
To participate in the work group, please register prior to the meeting time. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the webinar either through a computer, digital device or via conference line. Each meeting link in the confirmation email is unique so please do not share it with others. Every person that wishes to participate needs to register separately and use the unique link sent to them to access the webinar. Please note that there is no in-person attendance option for this meeting.
Please note that this work group meeting will be recorded.
Background
The FARMER Program provides incentive funding for agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations.
Though the FARMER Program Guidelines describe project categories currently available for funding in the FARMER Program, additional project categories are under development by CARB staff. These proposed additional project categories would allow air districts greater flexibility in project funding. CARB staff are holding this public work group meeting to seek input from stakeholders on additional project categories for zero-emission agricultural equipment and used agricultural equipment for small producers. More details about the proposed new project categories will be available prior to the work group meeting on the FARMER Program website and at the link below.
This work group meeting will provide an opportunity for public stakeholders to engage with CARB staff to develop specific eligibility criteria, incentive funding levels, requirements, and other criteria associated with the proposed new project categories. Input from this meeting will be incorporated into the final project criteria before being approved and being made available for funding by local air districts.
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