SCALE Act of 2026

This bill would require the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to give grants to qualifying States and Indian Tribes that run programs to improve soil health and wildlife habitat on farm, ranch, grazing, and private forest land, for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Each grant could be up to $10 million per year, would last 5 years, and could be renewed. States would have to match federal dollars with their own cash or in-kind contributions, and grantees would have to submit yearly audits. The bill would set aside $50 million per year from the Commodity Credit Corporation and would bar the Department of Agriculture from attaching its own requirements or standards to the grants.

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Sponsors

• John Hoeven Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors