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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Division of Boating and Waterways Shoreline Erosion Control Program FY25

    Open Date
    Jan 5, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $40,000 – $1,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    53559
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To study problems of beach erosion and to construct projects to stabilize beaches and shoreline areas either through the strategic placement of sand or via hard structures like seawalls, groins, and rock revetments in concentrated areas to protect vital public infrastructure.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Projects must be on the open coastline or within the San Francisco Bay.

    View Full Grant Details: Division of Boating and Waterways Shoreline Erosion Control Program FY25>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (GCA) – G24

    Open Date
    Jan 8, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $31,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    53637
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Grants and Cooperative Agreements (GCA) Program provides for well managed Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation by providing financial assistance to eligible agencies and organizations that develop, maintain, operate, expand, support, or contribute to well managed, high-quality, OHV Recreation areas, roads, and trails, and to responsibly maintain the wildlife, soils, and habitat in a manner that will sustain long-term OHV Recreation.

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

    All Projects shall reside on public lands within the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (GCA) – G24>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-23-303 – A Decision Tool to Electrify Homes with Limited Electrical Panel Capacity

    Open Date
    Jan 12, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,775,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-23-303
    Portal ID
    53712
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to develop and demonstrate a decision tool that can provide homeowners with detailed information on their electricity use and panel capacity and provide actionable pathways to achieve electrification.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    No local publicly owned electric utilities.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-23-303 – A Decision Tool to Electrify Homes with Limited Electrical Panel Capacity>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development

    Open Date
    Jan 15, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Match Funding?
    100%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $20,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8237
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the wood products infrastructure of California to promote healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business development and workforce development projects.  

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-23-304 – Geothermal Energy Operations and Lithium Innovation (GEO/LI)

    Open Date
    Jan 18, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    30%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $23,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-23-304
    Portal ID
    53751
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to fund projects that develop and demonstrate technologies to reduce impacts from scaling and corrosion at geothermal power plants in California or advance processes to enhance the recovery of lithium and other valuable minerals from geothermal brine at the Salton Sea geothermal field. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    No local publicly owned electric utilities. 

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-23-304 – Geothermal Energy Operations and Lithium Innovation (GEO/LI)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-23-607 – Tribal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Planning, and Workforce Training and Development

    Open Date
    Jan 18, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-23-607
    Portal ID
    53754
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to provide funding for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribally-owned businesses for: EV Charging Infrastructure, EV Infrastructure Planning, EV Workforce Training and Development. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    All project locations must be within California. 

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-23-607 – Tribal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Planning, and Workforce Training and Development>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-23-305 – Food Production Investment Program (FPIP) 2024

    Open Date
    Jan 19, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $36,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-23-305
    Portal ID
    53766
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Food manufacturing, specifically processing and production, is an industrial sector that traditionally has been highly energy- and carbon-intensive, significantly contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Food manufacturing is a critical area of opportunity to advance industrial decarbonization and electrification efforts, but it faces many unique barriers and challenges due to its diversity.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants to the FPIP are limited to food processing and related support facilities located in California. The applicant must own or operate one or more food processing facilities where grant-funded equipment will be installed.  

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-23-305 – Food Production Investment Program (FPIP) 2024>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Explore the Coast

    Open Date
    Jan 24, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Coastal Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $800,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Coastal Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    54081
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The ability to experience the coast without fear of physical barriers, feelings of not belonging, or financial challenge is crucial to how individuals cultivate their lifelong connections with the coast. The Explore the Coast grant program seeks to provide enjoyable coastal experiences for people and communities who face challenges or barriers to accessing or enjoying the coast (“ETC Priority Communities”).

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Explore the Coast>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Coastal Stories

    Open Date
    Feb 5, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Coastal Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,200,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Coastal Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    57609
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    These grants fund storytelling installations or materials that authentically convey historically excluded communities’ perspectives and relationships to the outdoors and coast.

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

    Projects should research, develop, and present diverse stories of historically excluded communities in publicly accessible outdoor spaces on the coast, Santa Ana River watershed, and San Francisco Bay.

    View Full Grant Details: Coastal Stories>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance Grants

    Open Date
    Feb 15, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $500,000 – $3,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    58527
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This grant guideline includes information for the use of funds administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for the purpose of developing grant funded projects that, in part, address the needs of the Governor’s Forest Management Task Force’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan items 1.10, 1.11, 1.13 and 1.14 as well as other objectives of the California Forest Improvement Program and Act.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    No specific geographic areas. All forested areas in CA are eligible where they are owned by a nonindustrial forestland owner. Publicly owned lands are not eligible. 

    View Full Grant Details: Wildfire Resilience and Forestry Assistance Grants>/span>