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Coachella Valley Open Space Acquisition Program

Grantor:
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Portal ID:
1920
Status:
Active
Open Date:
7/15/20 00:00
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

Acquire open space to protect wildlife or cultural resources and enhance recreational and educational use of that land.

Description:

Grants are provide to acquire mountainous or natural community conservation lands in the Coachella Valley and its surrounding mountains, or in limited cases, to provide capital improvements on existing conservation lands.  Priority acquisitions are those that support the implementation of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.   Matching funds are preferred, but not required.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies:

Within or adjacent to land within the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan territory.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
Rolling Basis
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
As funding permits

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$5,500,000
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.
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
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:

Grants are funded by Propositions 12, 40 and 84.

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)

Funding Method Notes:

Advances are made to escrows for the purchase of land only.   Capital improvement grants are paid on a reimbursement basis.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Diana Rosas, 1-760-776-5026, drosas@cvmc.ca.gov

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