Specifications include, but are not limited to: Proposed projects will either: 1) provide technical assistance and funding to land managers to implement practices that increase soil health, reduce carbon emissions, and promote carbon sequestration and storage during the award period and/or into the future, 2) or implement direct action for the aforementioned practices on land under the auspices of the project. Practices must be conducted on eligible land, meaning land in the State of Hawaiʻi that is privately owned (applicant does not need to own land but must have letter of support from landowner), or public land that is leased (or written provision of support) to a private citizen or organization at the time of initiation of incentive contract. Scope of work activities include: Recruit and support carbon sequestration activities through incentive contracts that provide compensation for eligible practices by program participants or propose direct action for carbon sequestration activities Provide or receive financial incentive payments to owners and lessees of eligible land for eligible practices over a designated period via an incentive contract. Monitor and measure for soil and above ground carbon and proposed activities (Technical assistance can be provided but must be included as a line item in in the budget.) Establish and implement protocols to monitor and verify compliance with the terms of incentive contracts. Identify co-benefits that may include: (1) Job creation; (2) Food security and agriculture for local consumption; (3) Water security; (4) Increased biodiversity; (5) Soil health; and (6) Invasive species reduction and removal. Practices below have been identified as having a high likelihood of effective achievement of durable sequestration benefits at reasonable compensation rates across eligible benefits...
