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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2022 Coastal Resilience Solicitation

    Open Date
    May 6, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $9,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10262
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The overall goal of this solicitation is to build resilience on the coast to assist coastal communities in preparing for and adapting to the impacts of sea-level rise. Projects must be either research-based or provide on-the-ground resilience to climate change through restoration and/or habitat enhancement. All projects must benefit the coastal or San Francisco Bay region.

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

    All projects must benefit the coastal or San Francisco Bay region.

    View Full Grant Details: 2022 Coastal Resilience 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

    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

    Competitive Call for Research Projects to Explore the MPA and Climate Resilience Nexus

    Open Date
    Feb 7, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $634,770
    Estimated Low/High
    $634,770
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    17591
    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

    Grant funds must be used within California.

    View Full Grant Details: Competitive Call for Research Projects to Explore the MPA and Climate Resilience Nexus>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Climate resilience and California’s MPA Network: management options and opportunities

    Open Date
    Feb 7, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $620,979
    Estimated Low/High
    $620,979
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    C0874012
    Portal ID
    17588
    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

    Grant funds need to benefit and be used within California.

    View Full Grant Details: Climate resilience and California’s MPA Network: management options and opportunities>/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

    Identifying pathways to distributive equity in MPA Management in a changing climate

    Open Date
    Feb 6, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Ocean Protection Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $615,775
    Estimated Low/High
    $615,775
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Ocean Protection Council
    Grant Program ID
    C0874013
    Portal ID
    17540
    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

    Funds need to be used within the state of California. 

    OPC prioritizes projects that demonstrate meaningful and direct benefits to diverse populations, particularly minority, low-income, and disabled populations, and tribal communities. OPC also prioritizes projects that demonstrate significant benefits to communities disproportionately burdened by environmental injustice and those historically excluded from decision-making processes.

    View Full Grant Details: Identifying pathways to distributive equity in MPA Management in a changing climate>/span>