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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Local Conservation Corps Grant Program

    Open Date
    Mar 18, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $25,946,018
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,853,285 – $1,853,313
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    RLC37
    Portal ID
    9725
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Local Conservation Corps (LCC) Grant Program provides grants to certified community conservation corps to serve youth 18-25 years of age with a 3 component program including job skills in recycling, education and career education.  LCCs provide beverage container litter reduction programs, and waste tire, E-waste and used oil recycling-related services.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    All services are to be provided within the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Local Conservation Corps Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Local Conservation Corps SB1013 Grant Program (FY 2022-23)

    Open Date
    Jan 12, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    LCC1
    Portal ID
    53709
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers the Local Conservation Corps SB 1013 Grant Program pursuant to SB 1013, Chapter 610, Section 34 (Atkins).  The purpose of the grant is to support beverage container litter reduction programs and beverage container recycling programs.  

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Local Conservation Corps are only certified as eligible if headquartered and operated within California.

    View Full Grant Details: Local Conservation Corps SB1013 Grant Program (FY 2022-23)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program

    Open Date
    Oct 1, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Cannabis Control
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $100,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $416,870 – $22,312,360
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Cannabis Control
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    7078
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    California is committed to quickly transition cannabis businesses from provisional to annual licenses. One-time grant funding, totaling $100 million, is available to help. Extra funds are available for eligible local jurisdictions with social equity programs. The funds target areas with the highest numbers of provisional licensed businesses. Large numbers of small, legacy and equity businesses operate within these areas.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Local jurisdictions eligible for Grant Program Funding are: the cities of Adelanto, Commerce, Desert Hot Springs, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and Santa Rosa; the counties of Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Monterey, Nevada, Sonoma, and Trinity; and the City and County of San Francisco (Budget Act of 2021, Item 1115-101-0001 – For local assistance).

    View Full Grant Details: Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Notice of Funding Availability Farmworker Resource Center

    Open Date
    Nov 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Community Services and Development
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $833,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Community Services and Development
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    15518
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Department of Community Services and Development has released a Notice of Funding Availability for the Farmworker Resource Center Grant. The purpose of this grant is to inform interested counties of the availability of grant funding to support the establishment or expansion of Farmworker Resource Centers in their respective counties to provide access to services and programs designed to address the needs of farmworkers and their families.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Region 1: Colusa, Glenn, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Modoc, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Siskiyou, and Tulare Counties.

    Region 2: Imperial, Monterey, Napa, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Riverside, and Ventura Counties.

    View Full Grant Details: Notice of Funding Availability Farmworker Resource Center>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Oil and Gas Well Capping Pilot Initiative

    Open Date
    Sep 23, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Workforce Development Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,555,327
    Estimated Low/High
    $7,555,327
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Workforce Development Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    80735
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), in partnership with the California Geologic Energy Management Division of Department of Conservation (CalGEM), will fund up to $7,555,327 to a previous or existing High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) to provide on-the-job training for oil well capping in Kern and Los Angeles Counties. 

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

    Kern and Los Angeles counties

    View Full Grant Details: Oil and Gas Well Capping Pilot Initiative>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Opportunity Young Adult (OYA) Career Pathway Program Grant for Program Year 2023-24 (PY 23-24)

    Open Date
    Dec 22, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $16,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $2,000,000 – $2,500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    51666
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The OYA Career Pathway Program for PY 23-24 grants will be to design and implement projects that focus on creating pathways to success that test and demonstrate program strategies to improve employment outcomes and reduce persistent economic inequities for OYA 18-28 years of age.

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

    Factors include but are not limited to communities with high crime or incarceration rates, high poverty rate, high underemployed or unemployment rates, and/or communities of color within each county. Some identified and suggested target regions include Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Francisco, Solano, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties based on each county's absolute or proportional number of OYAs.

    View Full Grant Details: Opportunity Young Adult (OYA) Career Pathway Program Grant for Program Year 2023-24 (PY 23-24)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Opportunity Young Adult (OYA) Career Pathway Program, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (ETA) Solicitation for Proposals for Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)

    Open Date
    Oct 17, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,700,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,700,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    76128
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The OYA ETA PY 24-25 awardee will assist the OYA Career Pathway Program PY 23-24 "OYACPP awardees" with the continued support to design and implement projects that focus on creating pathways to success that test and demonstrate program strategies to improve employment outcomes and reduce persistent economic inequities for OYAs 18-28 years of age.   

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    This grant will support the organizations that were awarded program grants under OYACPP PY 23-24 in the service of the following counties:

    Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Ventura.

    View Full Grant Details: Opportunity Young Adult (OYA) Career Pathway Program, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (ETA) Solicitation for Proposals for Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program Grant for Program Year 2024-25

    Open Date
    Sep 25, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $25,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,500,000 – $2,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    76122
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The OYA Career Pathway Program for PY 24-25 grant's aim is to design and implement projects that focus on creating pathways to success that test and demonstrate program strategies to improve employment outcomes and reduce persistent economic inequities for OYAs 18-28 years of age.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Factors include but are not limited to communities with high crime or incarceration rates, high poverty rate, high underemployed or unemployment rates, and/or communities of color within each county. Some identified and suggested target regions include Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Francisco, Solano, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties based on each county's absolute or proportional number of OYAs.

    View Full Grant Details: Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program Grant for Program Year 2024-25>/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>