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  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Proposition 68 Regionwide Grants

    Open Date
    Aug 21, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $206,150
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Prop 68 Regionwide
    Portal ID
    79598
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Create, expand, and/or improve public open space in the RMC's territory by improving water quality supply, create, enhance or improve a reliable water supply and/or restore an important species and habitat.

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

    Eligible projects must be located within the RMC's approved territory. 

    Our territory covers eastern Los Angeles County and western Orange County. This vast and varied area includes mountains, valleys, rivers, coastal plain, and coastline. Our interactive map details our territory's boundaries.

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  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Public Access

    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
    83087
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Wildlife Conservation Board’s Public Access Program’s projects should focus on creating meaningful outdoor experiences for all Californians. Projects should provide public benefits, leverage funding to produce the greatest benefit, and provide access to natural and wild areas.

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

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Public Access>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    San Joaquin River Conservancy

    Open Date
    Nov 18, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $6,700,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    83114
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the SJRC is to create the San Joaquin River Parkway (Parkway) to preserve and enhance the river’s extraordinary biological diversity, protect its valued cultural and natural resources, and provide educational and recreational opportunities for local communities and visitors.

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

    The San Joaquin River Parkway, which is defined by state law as approximately 5,900 acres on both sides of a twenty-two-mile-long reach of the river between Friant Dam to the east and State Route 99 to the west, in Fresno and Madera Counties. 

    View Full Grant Details: San Joaquin River Conservancy>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Proposition 68 Technical Assistance

    Open Date
    Sep 5, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $531,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Prop 68 TA
    Portal ID
    80483
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Pursuant to Section 8008(b)(1) of Proposition 68, up to 10% of the funds available may be allocated for technical assistance to disadvantaged communities. RMC’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP) supports local communities with application assistance with the goal of facilitating access to the Conservancy’s funding programs. Technical Assistance can be applied to through RMC’s Small and Very Small Grants Programs or requested through RMC staff. 

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

    Applicants must operate within, and projects must benefit the RMC's defined funding area. More information on the RMC's funding area can be found at our interactive map.

    View Full Grant Details: Proposition 68 Technical Assistance>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program – Proposition 68

    Open Date
    Jul 14, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $8,700,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    2184
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This non-competitive grant program focuses on increasing public access to the Delta through recreation and tourism opportunities, historic and cultural preservation, and environmental education in order to promote a robust Delta economy.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    The Conservancy will fund projects within or benefitting the Delta and Suisun Marsh. The Conservancy may fund a project outside the Delta and Suisun Marsh if the Conservancy Board makes all the findings described in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009, Section 32360(g).

    View Full Grant Details: Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program – Proposition 68>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active Ongoing
    Grant Title

    Proposition 68 Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jul 10, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Tahoe Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Tahoe Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1896
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The principal goal of the Conservancy's Prop 68 grant program is to support purposes set forth in the Conservancy's governing statutes and strategic plan, including stewarding Conservancy lands and protecting Basin communities from wildfire; restoring the resilience of Basin forests and watersheds; providing public access and outdoor recreation for all communities; and fostering Basinwide climate adaptation and sustainable communities.

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

    Lake Tahoe Basin

    View Full Grant Details: Proposition 68 Grant Program>/span>