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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding

    Open Date
    Jan 12, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $36,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    16394
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The goals of the Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration funding are to support restoration, conservation, and climate resilience for wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Within the legal Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Oak Woodlands Conservation

    Open Date
    May 10, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $15,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10295
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Oak Woodlands Conservation Program offers landowners, conservation organizations, cities and counties, an opportunity to obtain funding for projects designed to conserve and restore California's oak woodlands. While the Program is statewide in nature, it provides opportunities to address oak woodland issues on a regional priority basis.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Oak Woodlands Conservation>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Outdoor Equity Grants Program

    Open Date
    Sep 3, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $57,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    6823
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Funds services/program operations including activities in a community and trips to natural areas throughout California.  Focuses on delivering environmental education and outdoor recreational activities, service learning, career pathways, and leadership opportunities through activities in the community and trips to natural areas that strengthen a connection to the natural world.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide in California

    View Full Grant Details: Outdoor Equity Grants Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Outdoor Equity Grants Program (OEP)

    Open Date
    Aug 28, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $50,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $20,000 – $700,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    45512
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    OEP will increase the ability of residents in low income communities to participate in outdoor experiences at state parks and other public lands by funding program operation and transportation costs. OEP encourages applicants to establish a home base in an underserved community as the hub for local activities and trips to natural areas. OEP empowers youth and families through outdoor leadership education, career pathways, and access to nature.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    The program criteria encourages applicants to establish a home base in an underserved community as the hub for local activities and trips to natural areas. "Natural Area Trips" from the community home base may be statewide within California. 

    View Full Grant Details: Outdoor Equity Grants Program (OEP)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program

    Open Date
    Dec 5, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $224,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $300,000 – $15,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    51570
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Funds can be used for acquisition and/or development projects to create new parks or substantially improve public parks in economically disadvantaged communities, within incorporated cities and towns with a population of at least 30,000. Projects must create new outdoor recreation opportunities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Projects must meet both of these federal requirements for geographic eligibility:

    1) Located in a city/town with a population of at least 30,000 residents.

    AND

    2) Projects must be located in a Census tract that is determined to be disadvantaged per the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool at https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov.

    View Full Grant Details: Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    PON-19-101 – Energy Conservation Assistance Act-Education Subaccount (ECAA-Ed) Competitive Loan Program

    Open Date
    Feb 25, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $38,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $3,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    2013
    Opportunity Type
    • Loan
    Purpose

    The purpose of this Program Opportunity Notice (PON) is to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) in the financing of their energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (i.e. energy projects). Up to $38 million will be available for loans for energy projects depending on projected energy and cost savings through an energy audit that complies with the criteria of this PON.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: PON-19-101 – Energy Conservation Assistance Act-Education Subaccount (ECAA-Ed) Competitive Loan Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Projecting habitat and indicator species distributions for beach and surf zone ecosystems in current and future conditions within California’s MPA Network

    Open Date
    Feb 7, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $528,476
    Estimated Low/High
    $528,476
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    17594
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The overall goal of this solicitation is to understand the role that California’s MPA Network plays in the face of climate change, climate variability, and marine heatwaves in the lives of key species, habitats, or human activities. Projects must be research-based. Applications submitted in response to this solicitation should advance implementation of the OPC’s Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean 2020-2025.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Projecting habitat and indicator species distributions for beach and surf zone ecosystems in current and future conditions within California’s MPA Network>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Prop 1 Coastal Environmental Justice Solicitation

    Open Date
    Mar 15, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $5,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5677
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This grant round seeks to advance coastal projects that directly benefit communities entitled to environmental justice and that improve water quality through restoration, habitat enhancement, and resilience to climate change.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    For this solicitation, OPC is seeking projects that are located within or near a Community, and that are no more than 4 miles from the coast, preferably within 3 miles of the coast. Please see OPC's Priority Areas Map on the Prop 1 webpage to determine if your project is within or near a Community. Please see the solicitation for geographic requirements.

     

     

    View Full Grant Details: Prop 1 Coastal Environmental Justice Solicitation>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Prop 68 Coastal Resilience Solicitation

    Open Date
    Aug 7, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $8,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $2,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3360
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    OPC is soliciting proposals for Proposition 68 grant funding to support projects that will address, create, or implement nature-based solutions and other sea-level rise adaptation strategies to build coastal resiliency. For more details on OPC’s priorities, please review our Strategic Plan.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    To be eligible, project locations must benefit the coastal and San Francisco Bay Region.

    View Full Grant Details: Prop 68 Coastal Resilience Solicitation>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Proposition 1 – Round 1 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Implementation Grant Program

    Open Date
    Apr 22, 2019
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Water Resources
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $222,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Water Resources
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1089
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The IRWM Grant Program is designed to encourage integrated regional strategies for water resource management in California by providing funding for projects and programs throughout the state including climate change adaptation, providing incentives for collaboration and setting priorities in water resource and infrastructure management, and improving regional water self-reliance while reducing reliance on Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Projects must be included in an adopted IRWM Plan that is consistent with the 2016 IRWM plan standards. The applicant must demonstrate that the project is listed in the IRWM Plan project list.

    View Full Grant Details: Proposition 1 – Round 1 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Implementation Grant Program>/span>