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  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program

    Open Date
    Jul 14, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Toxic Substances Control
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $3,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Toxic Substances Control
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1614
    Opportunity Type
    • Loan
    Purpose

    Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) CLEAN Program helps developers, businesses, schools, and local governments accelerate the pace of assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment at abandoned and underutilized urban brownfield sites in California.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Urban properties only. Per Health and Safety Code §§ 78168, 80200-80280, 80350 and 80355, eligible properties include brownfields or underutilized properties in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks Loan

    Open Date
    Jun 9, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $750,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1128
    Opportunity Type
    • Loan
    Purpose

    RUST loans may be used to finance up to 100 percent of the costs necessary to upgrade, remove or replace project tanks, including corrective actions, to meet applicable local state, or federal standards, including, but not limited to, any design, construction, monitoring, operation, or maintenance requirements adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 25284.1, 25292.05, 25292.4, or 41954.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    Eligible Geographies

    The grant applicant’s principal office and its officers must be domiciled in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks Loan>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Planning

    Open Date
    Jun 7, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $250,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1044
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    • Loan
    Purpose

    The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWRSF) program assists public water systems in financing the cost of drinking water infrastructure projects needed to achieve or maintain compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements and support to human right to water.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Planning>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program

    Open Date
    Dec 22, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Toxic Substances Control
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $157,500
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Toxic Substances Control
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    6325
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program purpose is to help facilitate assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites by granting funds to nonprofits, tribal entitles, and local governments.

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

    Site must be in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Science and Lake Improvement Account Program

    Open Date
    Jul 10, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Tahoe Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    10%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $350,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Tahoe Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1899
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The principal goal of the Conservancy's Science and Lake Improvement Account program is to support near-shore environmental improvement program activities and projects, particularly projects that manage aquatic invasive species or improve public access to sovereign land in Lake Tahoe.

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

    Lake Tahoe Basin

    View Full Grant Details: Science and Lake Improvement Account Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Division of Boating and Waterways Public Beach Restoration Program FY26

    Open Date
    Oct 22, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Match Funding?
    15%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $40,000 – $1,500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Parks and Recreation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    81305
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The restoration, enhancement, and nourishment of public beaches through the cost-effective engineered placement of sand on the beach or in the nearshore environment.

    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 Public Beach Restoration Program FY26>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program

    Open Date
    Oct 28, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $600,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    80909
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the grant is to help mitigate the impact of wolves on livestock producers in California. The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has established three primary areas of need and compensation; direct livestock loss from wolf depredation, the use nonlethal deterrent tools, and the compensation for indirect loss or affects from wolves on livestock.  

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

    There is no geographic restriction for eligibility.  However, applicants must have had a confirmed or probable wolf depredation on or after July 1, 2024, as determined during a depredation investigation and documented on a CDFW Livestock Loss Determination form. 

    View Full Grant Details: Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Stream Gage Improvement Program

    Open Date
    Oct 9, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Water Resources
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Water Resources
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    80876
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To better understand water resources statewide, DWR is seeking to fund public entities to improve stream gage infrastructure and bridge data gaps as part of the Stream Gage Improvement Program (CalSIP).

    Through CalSIP, public agencies can receive financial assistance to upgrade, reactivate, or install new surface water monitoring stations, at no additional cost to them, that share stream flow data to help inform water management decisions.    

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Stream Gage Improvement Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Desert Conservation Program

    Open Date
    Nov 18, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    83081
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    As a result of efforts undertaken by individuals and entities with a strong interest in protecting the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, Assembly Bill 1183, now known as the California Desert Conservation Act, was approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 28, 2021. Passage of the California Desert Conservation Act established the Desert Conservation Program under the administration of the Wildlife Conservation Board. 

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

    Desert Conservation Program Boundary Map

    View Full Grant Details: Desert Conservation Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue

    Open Date
    Nov 18, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    83054
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program was created by Assembly Bill 2421, and signed into law in 2018 becoming effective immediately. The Program was created for the purpose of recovering and sustaining populations of monarch butterflies and other pollinators. 

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

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue>/span>