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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    CalMoneySmart

    Open Date
    Apr 5, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
    Grant Program ID
    FY 2021-22
    Portal ID
    4987
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CalMoneySmart is a grant program created by Senate Bill 455 (Ch. 478, Stats. 2019), which established the Financial Empowerment Fund. Through this program, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) offers grants of up to $100,000 each to develop and deliver free financial education and empowerment programs to help unbanked and underbanked communities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    Grant funded program should focus on unbanked and underbanked households.

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

    Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program Cohort 2

    Open Date
    Nov 20, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $51,788,690
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $2,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    4534
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this grant program is to fund projects that assist with law enforcement efforts, fire protection efforts, or other local projects addressing public health and safety associated with the implementation of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA).

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Must be in the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program Cohort 2>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Child Savings Account Grant Program

    Open Date
    Sep 8, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Student Aid Commission
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Student Aid Commission
    Grant Program ID
    20-102
    Portal ID
    4178
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Student Aid Commission (Commission) is accepting grant applications from qualifying entities, including California local government agencies and nonprofit organizations, that sponsor or collaborate on one or more comprehensive citywide or regional child savings account programs.  

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

    Only programs operating and serving communities in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Child Savings Account Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Museum Grant Program

    Open Date
    Aug 27, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $20,000 – $40,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3720
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The program seeks projects that assist the California Cultural and Historical Endowment in supporting and enhancing museums services that recognize the importance of making art, science, history and culture available to the residents of California, with an emphasis on underserved communities.

    Priority funding will be given to museums that have been severely impacted by COVID-19 and that serve underserved communities and/or Title I Students.

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

    Statewide.

    View Full Grant Details: Museum Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California State Library High-Speed Broadband Grant

    Open Date
    Aug 21, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    N/A
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3447
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The goal of this grant is to bring high-speed broadband to all California public libraries by connecting them to the California Research and Education Network (CalREN).

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California State Library High-Speed Broadband Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    ScholarShare 529 – 2020 Matching Grant Program

    Open Date
    Feb 1, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    State Treasurer's Office
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $100,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $225
    Funds Disbursement
    Other
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    State Treasurer's Office
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3279
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Nothing has a bigger impact on the professional success and upward economic mobility of young people than a higher education. But, for many families, the dream of sending their children to college has climbed beyond reach as costs and student loan debt skyrocket. That’s why ScholarShare 529, California’s state-sponsored 529 college savings plan, is offering eligible families a matching grant to help kickstart the college planning process.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    Eligible Geographies

    The applicant must be a California resident at the time of enrollment into the Program.

    View Full Grant Details: ScholarShare 529 – 2020 Matching Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program

    Open Date
    May 9, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $25,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10259
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program will award competitive grants to support projects that cultivate equity, nurture students, build climate resilience, and create scalable and sustainable change.

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

    California

    View Full Grant Details: 2022 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Innovations in Government

    Open Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $23,600
    Estimated Low/High
    $23,600
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10010
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Arts Council has been a member of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) since 2017. The Innovations Grant funds government partnerships with local artists / cultural practitioners* of color or of the global majority* to eliminate structural racism*. The Innovations in Government grant is a pilot for the CAC to address structural racism through arts creation.

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

    The grant is open to past California-based grantee organizations of the CAC's Cultural Pathways program. 

    View Full Grant Details: Innovations in Government>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant

    Open Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $59,400,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10007
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Creative Corps pilot program, a media, outreach, and engagement campaign designed to increase: (1) public health awareness messages to stop the spread of COVID-19; (2) public awareness related to water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, and emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery; (3) civic engagement, including election participation; and (4) social justice and community engagement.

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

    The CAC will identify a minimum of one and no more than three AOs in each regional and statewide service area, as follows:

    Statewide Service Area

    Bay Area Regional Service Area

    Capital Regional Service Area

    Central Coast Regional Service Area

    Central Valley Regional Service Area

    Far South Regional Service Area

    Inland Empire Regional Service Area

    South Regional Service Area

    Upstate Regional Service Area

    View Full Grant Details: California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs – Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Physician Assistant, and Midwifery Training Programs

    Open Date
    Jul 21, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,900,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    12155
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Song-Brown program funds institutions that train primary care health professionals to provide healthcare in California’s medically underserved areas.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    All approved programs must be located within California.

    View Full Grant Details: Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs – Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Physician Assistant, and Midwifery Training Programs>/span>