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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2023 Urban Agriculture Grant Program

    Open Date
    Aug 21, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $11,670,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    44423
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Competitive grant that funds programs and projects that enhance the viability of urban agriculture in urban areas across the State of California. 

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

    Track 1: Project applicants must serve one of the urban areas of California listed below:

    Sacramento: Sacramento, Stockton Bay Area: North Bay, East Bay, & South Bay Fresno: Fresno, Bakersfield LA: Los Angeles, Long Beach San Diego: San Diego Statewide

     

    Track 2: Will be led by and or serve an urban, priority population as determined using the California Air Resources Board’s California Climate Investments Priority Populations map.

    View Full Grant Details: 2023 Urban Agriculture Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2023-24 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program

    Open Date
    Feb 13, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $52,800,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    58101
    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: 2023-24 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024 CalAgPlate Grant Program

    Open Date
    Sep 4, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $180,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $2,500 – $153,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Portal ID
    79979
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The CalAgPlate program funds projects that support agricultural education, agricultural career awareness and development, agriculture career training, and agriculture leadership development to assist students at the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), post-secondary, and adult education levels. Supporting these educational and training areas will provide participants with further agricultural opportunities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2024 CalAgPlate Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024 Department of Pesticide Regulation Alliance Grants Program

    Open Date
    Aug 4, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,100,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $800,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    44003
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To promote safer, more sustainable pest management practices in California, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) annually funds Alliance projects that promote or increase the implementation, expansion, or adoption of effective, proven, and affordable integrated pest management (IPM) systems or practices that reduce risks to human health and the environment in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings.

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

    Work may be conducted outside of California, but justification must be provided and projects must primarily benefit the people of California.

    View Full Grant Details: 2024 Department of Pesticide Regulation Alliance Grants Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024 Department of Pesticide Regulation Research Grants Program

    Open Date
    Aug 4, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $800,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    30653
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To promote safer, more sustainable pest management practices in California, the Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) Research Grants Program provides funding to develop integrated pest management (IPM) practices in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings that reduce the risks from pesticides which are high-risk, of regulatory concern, or are of human health or environmental concern in California.

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

    Work may be conducted outside of California, but justification must be provided and projects must primarily benefit the people of California.

    View Full Grant Details: 2024 Department of Pesticide Regulation Research Grants Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant

    Open Date
    Aug 30, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Education
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,040,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $100,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Education
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    80054
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The intent of the grant is to provide funding for SFAs to purchase food service equipment to serve healthier meals that meet meal pattern requirements, replace outdated or worn equipment, improve procurement of goods, improve food safety, improve the lunchroom to be more appealing to the students, help support the maintenance of an existing kitchen or serving line, or establish a new school kitchen or School Nutrition Program.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2024 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

    Open Date
    Aug 10, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $23,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    29963
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funds projects that enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. The SCBGP is designed to support all sectors of California's specialty crop industry and improve the performance of California specialty crops within local, domestic, national, and international markets.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024-25 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

    Open Date
    Mar 18, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Education
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Education
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    59526
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a reimbursement grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the California Department of Education. The FFVP provides a free fresh fruit or vegetable snack to elementary-school students during the school day as a supplement to (and not part of) the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program, and to teach students about good nutrition. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2024-25 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2024-25 Sustainable California Libraries

    Open Date
    Jan 3, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $10,000 – $75,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    53370
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California State Library’s LSTA grant opportunities:  Support improvement, innovation, and experimentation in library services;  Build capacity among the California library community in grant-writing and grant management; and Help California’s local libraries develop services that effectively respond to community needs and align with community aspirations. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    This opportunity is open to Public Libraries within the State of California 

    View Full Grant Details: 2024-25 Sustainable California Libraries>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2025 California Nutrition Incentive Program

    Open Date
    Sep 30, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    80861
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CDFA is seeking project proposals from eligible entities to distribute nutrition incentives to CalFresh shoppers using their benefits to purchase fresh, California grown fruits and
    vegetables at direct marketing outlets (Certified Farmers’ Markets, Community Supported Agriculture programs, and farm stands) and small businesses in California.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2025 California Nutrition Incentive Program>/span>