Highlights of program efforts in 2024, featuring block grantee overviews and successes, Statewide Support Entity activities, and more.

View the 2024 Annual Report in English and Spanish.

Highlights of program efforts in 2022 and 2023, featuring block grantee overviews and successes, Statewide Support Entity activities, and more.

View the 2023 Annual Report in English and Spanish.

Living, iterative document to guide and be a reference tool for members of the MLRP block grantee community of practice (CoP).

Click here to view the charter in Google Docs.

Handout explaining how MLRP complements and is distinct from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and how together, they can support groundwater sustainability through multibenefit repurposing projects.

Click here to view and download the handout in English and Spanish.

A starting point for best practices block grantees should consider when engaging disadvantaged communities (DACs) in planning and project development efforts to meet program requirements and meaningfully incorporate DACs in land repurposing efforts.

Click here to view and download a copy of the template in Google Docs.

A template for block grantees to use to track participation at community events.

Click here to view and download a copy of the template in Google Docs.

Handout with an overview of the MLRP and a section customizable to each block grantee region.

View the handout in Google Docs in English and Spanish. Download a copy to customize the flyer to your region.

Overview of MLRP, with English and Spanish text on each slide.

Click here to view the slide deck in Google Slides.

A customizable survey with guidance to gather meaningful input from communities to support regional land repurposing planning.

View the template in Google Docs in English and Spanish. Download a copy to customize the survey to your region.

Alternative land-use project options eligible under MLRP with a call to participate in the MLRP Community and Grower Survey. 

Click here to view the flyer in Google Slides in English and Spanish. Download a copy to customize the flyer to your region.

Glossary that makes water and SGMA-related terms easier to understand.

View the SGMA Glossary in English or Spanish.

Living, iterative list of jargon, or "wonky" words (and simple alternatives) used in water resource management.

Click here to view the list in Google Sheets.

Helps identify audience perspectives to tailor outreach messaging.

Click here to view and download the worksheet.

Outlines best practices for meaningfully engaging community members and small-scale growers in land repurposing plans and projects.

Click here to view the guide and its summary on the EDF website.

Videos related to water sustainability and management in English, Spanish, and Hmong.

Click here to view Dr. Vicky Espinoza's YouTube Channel.

Translation services include Spanish, Hmong, Punjabi, and Arabic.

Click here to navigate to the  Linguistica website.

Details benefits, recommendations, and key ideas for implementation - including a focus on costs, funding sources, and permitting. 

View the fact sheet in English or Spanish on the Union of Concerned Scientist's website. 

Guidance for block grantees to support prioritizing projects for MLRP funding. Developed by the Statewide Support Entity, with support from DOC, Implementation Partners, and block grantees.

Click here to view the guidance document.

Updates a 2019 report to include updated  water supply and agricultural land use data and provides strategies to offset water scarcity.

Click here to view the report and its summary on the PPIC website.

Outlines practical and creative approaches to support the development of regionally coordinated land repurposing strategies.

Click here to view the guide and its summary on the EDF website.

Considers solar energy as an alternative for fallowed lands in the San Joaquin Valley.

Click here to view the report and its summary on the PPIC website.

Proposes a multibenefit framework to repurpose cropland in buffers inside and around rural disadvantaged communities located in the Central Valley.

Click here to view the journal article on ScienceDirect.

Provides relevant funding opportunities for land repurposing activities from public sources.

Click here to view the memo.

Guides grantees and grant managers through the process of developing and approving Multibenefit Agricultural Land Repurposing Plans.

Click here to view and download a copy of the template in Microsoft Word. 

Provides grantees with recommendations and requirements for Multibenefit Agricultural Land Repurposing Plans.

Click here to view the guidance in Google Docs. 

Provides a list of content required to be in the Multibenefit Agricultural Land Repurposing Plans.

Click here to view and download a copy of the document in Microsoft Word.

Provides a checklist/form to facilitate the review and approval of implementation projects.

Click here to view and download a copy of the template in Microsoft Word. 

Theory of change drawn largely from Program guidelines demonstrating how Program inputs can lead to desired outcomes.

Click here to view the draft MLRP Theory of Change. 

Folder with images of features or processes (groundwater recharge, solar fields, etc.) relevant to multibenefit land repurposing that block grantees are free to use. Permission described in file names where applicable.

Click here to view the folder.

Journalists at waterloop produced a video on MLRP, highlighting the benefits of multibenefit land repurposing and the collaborative nature of this program. 

Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

Dr. Vicky Espinoza has developed videos describing the MLRP, including an MLRP overview (1.1) and potential projects that could be funded under MLRP (1.2). 

Click here to see all of Dr. Espinoza's videos on YouTube.