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Small Grants Program

Grantor:
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Portal ID:
191454
Status:
Active
Open Date:
9/18/26 01:00
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Program provides funding for eligible entities to complete projects under $100,000 that make transformative investments in the Delta’s social, economic, scientific, and physical infrastructure. Projects may support community needs, advance scientific research that informs resource management, or enhance tourism and public understanding of Delta places through events, programs, materials, or facilities.

Description:

The Grant has three focus areas: Nature Based Solutions (NBS), community enhancement and access, and ecosystem restoration.

NBS goals are to support restoration, conservation, and 3 climate projects that will stop or reverse ongoing subsidence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions occurring on highly organic soils. NBS projects provide technical assistance and financial support for crop conversion, restoration of managed wetland, research, education and outreach on related topics, land acquisition or easement, and technical assistance to access the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Community enhancement and access projects will benefit Delta communities through public access, recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, environmental education, and community engagement or education.

Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Adaptation projects will restore and conserve the Delta and Suisun Marsh’s natural resources, environment, and biodiversity. Current projects restore, research, plan or educate about landscape health or reduce the risks of climate change impacts upon natural resources, fish, and wildlife. Priorities within these programs include:

1. Protecting and enhancing habitat and habitat restoration.

2. Protecting and preserving Delta agriculture and working landscapes.

3. Providing increased opportunities for tourism and recreation in the Delta.

4. Promoting Delta legacy communities, historical preservation and economic vitality in the Delta.

5. Mitigating the impacts of climate change and increasing climate change resilience.

6. Increasing the resilience of the Delta to the effects of natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, in coordination with the Delta Protection Commission.

7. Protecting and improving water quality.

8. Protecting, conserving, and restoring the region’s physical, agricultural, cultural, historical, and living resources.

9. Promoting environmental education.

10. Other projects that show a significant benefit to the environment, economy, culture or agriculture in the Delta.

11. Projects that plan for or provide capacity for any of the priorities in this list.

12. Research projects that provide a scientific foundation or inform the priorities listed above.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies:

Within the legal Delta.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
on going
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
1 year

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
See Notes Below
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.
Dependent
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

Available Funding Notes:

Grants up to $100,000, a total of $900,000 is available.

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

Funding Source Notes:

The Proposition 4 Climate Bond funding, chaptered on July 5, 2024, SB 867, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Senate Bill 867 93020(a)(4)) provided the Conservancy with $29 million. The Conservancy reserved $900,000 for the Small Grants Program.

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).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-375-2084, grants@deltaconservancy.ca.gov

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