Tribal Nature-Based Solutions with Tribal Wildfire Resilience

Portal ID:
95609
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:

Details

Purpose:

This funding will support the return of ancestral lands to tribal ownership and stewardship, planning and implementation of habitat restoration projects, protecting our coast and oceans, advancing wildfire resiliency and cultural fire, and so many more multi-benefit nature-based solutions projects across California. 

Description:

These projects and tribal leadership in advancing nature-based solutions is essential for the integration of tribal expertise and Traditional Ecological Knowledge into reaching the goal of conserving 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 and working with our lands to address the climate and biodiversity crisis.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Tribal Government

Eligible applicants include California Native American tribes and tribally led entities located in California. Applications can be submitted on behalf of inter-tribal consortium, tribal conservation districts, or partnerships, but the application must show California Native American tribe(s) is actively partnering with and supporting the application. 

Eligible Geographies:

Within California

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
April 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
March 2029

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$6,700,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
5
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Kosta Tsivikas, 1-916-201-2891, kosta.Tsivikas@fire.ca.gov