G25-068 (0001 '22) Community Harvest at Watsonville Slough Farm Phase 1

The State Coastal Conservancy of California has awarded a Non-IT Services Subvention and Local Assistance contract to Land Trust of Santa Cruz County for $4,000,000.00, effective April 29, 2026, through December 31, 2049. The contract encompasses Phase 1 development of the Community Harvest at Watsonville Slough Farm project, located in Santa Cruz County. The work is structured across six distinct line items funded through various state budget codes, with individual phase costs ranging from $120,000 to $1,488,189.

The project represents a long-term collaborative initiative between the State Coastal Conservancy and the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to establish and develop community agricultural facilities at the Watsonville Slough Farm site. The contract's multi-year structure, extending through 2049, indicates a phased implementation approach with funding allocations distributed across consecutive fiscal years. This subvention supports local land conservation and community-based agricultural programming objectives consistent with the State Coastal Conservancy's mission.