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Deadline: Active 4/27/26 17:00
Grant Title: Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) Call for Proposals
Open Date: Apr 16, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $700,000
Estimated Low/High: $225,000 – $300,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: April 16, 2026, 2:37 pm
Grantor: CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 164742
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) funds and facilitates projects to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizing materials.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Other Legal Entity

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Projects must be related to irrigation and nutrient management practices in California.

View Full Grant Details: Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) Call for Proposals>/span>

Deadline: Active 4/30/26 15:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant Program FY26
Open Date: Mar 16, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: 10%
Estimated Total Funding: $1,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 17, 2026, 3:08 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID: SAVE26
Portal ID: 162381
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Improve public and navigational safety and reduce environmental damage.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: California navigable waterways

View Full Grant Details: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant Program FY26>/span>

Deadline: Active 4/30/26 15:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant Program FY26
Open Date: Mar 16, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 17, 2026, 3:13 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID: BSEE26
Portal ID: 162378
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Enhancing public boating safety.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

View Full Grant Details: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant Program FY26>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/4/26 16:00
Grant Title: AHSC Round 10 NOFA
Open Date: Mar 11, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Housing and Community Development
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $650,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 11, 2026, 10:23 am
Grantor: Department of Housing and Community Development
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 162600
Opportunity Type: Grant

Loan
Purpose: The AHSC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 (Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006), SB 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008), and SB 32 (Chapter 249, Statutes of 2016) by investing in Projects that facilitate GHG Reduction by supporting more compact, infill development patterns, encouraging Active Transportation and transit usage, and protecting Agricultural Land from sprawl dev
Eligible Applicants: Business

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: The AHSC Program defines the eight geographic areas: Central Coast, Coastal Southern California, Inland Southern California, North State and Sierras, Sacramento Area, San Diego Area, San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley.

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Deadline: Active 5/5/26 23:59
Grant Title: Strategic Growth Council Factory Built Housing Pilot Program Round 3 Planning Grant
Open Date: Feb 13, 2026
State Agency / Department: Strategic Growth Council
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $500,001 – $3,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

February 13, 2026, 11:16 am

Grantor

Strategic Growth Council

Grant Program ID

Portal ID

154947

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

The Factory-Built Housing (FBH) Program is designed to support regional strategies that use factory-built housing to expand the supply of affordable, high-quality homes across California. The goal is to create solutions that can be scaled and replicated to move beyond one-off development projects to broader, long-term impact.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Other Legal Entity
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

1) The Project Area must located in California 2) The Project Area must be composed of, at minimum, one county and/or two local jurisdictions.

Lead Applicants may identify the boundaries of their region by shared natural, political, economic, and/or infrastructure systems; shared climate risks; and/or other shared characteristics or dynamic. Lead Applicants may choose to work within a region that is pre-defined by another initiative or designation

View Full Grant Details: Strategic Growth Council Factory Built Housing Pilot Program Round 3 Planning Grant>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/5/26 23:59
Grant Title: Strategic Growth Council Factory Built Housing Pilot Program Round 3 Catalyst Grant
Open Date: Feb 13, 2026
State Agency / Department: Strategic Growth Council
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $1 – $500,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

February 13, 2026, 11:17 am

Grantor

Strategic Growth Council

Grant Program ID

Portal ID

154944

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

The Factory-Built Housing (FBH) Program is designed to support regional strategies that use factory-built housing to expand the supply of affordable, high-quality homes across California. The goal is to create solutions that can be scaled and replicated to move beyond one-off development projects to broader, long-term impact.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Other Legal Entity
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

1. The Project Area must located in California.2. The Project Area must be composed of, at minimum, one county and/or two local jurisdictions.

Lead Applicants may identify the boundaries of their region by shared natural, political, economic, and/or infrastructure systems; shared climate risks; and/or other shared characteristics or dynamic Lead Applicants may choose to work within a region that is pre-defined by another initiative or designation

View Full Grant Details: Strategic Growth Council Factory Built Housing Pilot Program Round 3 Catalyst Grant>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/12/26 11:59
Grant Title: State-Local Partner Mentorship
Open Date: Mar 23, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Arts Council
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advance(s)

Current as of:: March 23, 2026, 12:37 pm
Grantor: CA Arts Council
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 163083
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The State-Local Partner Mentorship (SLP-M) program is intended to support the establishment of a county-designated local arts agency in each of the three counties in which no such agency has currently been identified (Glenn and Kings).
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Have a principal place of business in California and a California address.

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Deadline: Active 5/12/26 11:59
Grant Title: Arts and Youth
Open Date: Mar 23, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Arts Council
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advance(s)

Current as of:: March 23, 2026, 12:21 pm
Grantor: CA Arts Council
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 163077
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Arts and Youth program expands meaningful arts participation and learning in diverse settings and contexts for infants, children, and youth ages 0-25 by prioritizing programs that directly bridge barriers to access and participation.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Applicants must have a principal place of business in California.

View Full Grant Details: Arts and Youth>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/12/26 11:59
Grant Title: Impact Projects
Open Date: Mar 23, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Arts Council
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advance(s)

Current as of:: March 23, 2026, 12:01 pm
Grantor: CA Arts Council
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 163074
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The purpose is to support collaborative projects that center artists and artistic practice in responding to issues experienced by historically and systemically under-resourced communities, including but not limited to, social, political, and economic inequalities. This program prioritizes California-based artists and forms of arts and cultural expression that are unique to, and/or historically rooted in, the specific communities to be served. 
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Applicant organizations and fiscal sponsors must meet the requirements below: Have a principal place of business in California and a California address.

View Full Grant Details: Impact Projects>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/12/26 11:59
Grant Title: State-Local Partners
Open Date: Mar 23, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Arts Council
Match Funding?: 100%
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advance(s)

Current as of:: March 23, 2026, 12:39 pm
Grantor: CA Arts Council
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 163080
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The State-Local Partners (SLP) program provides general operating support and technical assistance for county-designated local arts agencies. The purpose of the program is to foster cultural development on the local level through a partnership between the State and the counties of California.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Have a principal place of business in California and a California address.

View Full Grant Details: State-Local Partners>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/12/26 16:00
Grant Title: Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) Administrator
Open Date: Apr 15, 2026
State Agency / Department: Air Resources Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: $1 – $300,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: April 15, 2026, 4:45 pm
Grantor: Air Resources Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 164682
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The California Air Resources Board is soliciting a Grantee for the implementation of the Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project with any appropriated and allocated funds from Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 with an option to renew the Grant Agreement for the following two years (FY 2027-28 and FY 2028-29).
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency
Eligible Geographies

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Deadline: Active 5/12/26 16:00
Grant Title: Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) Administrator
Open Date: Apr 15, 2026
State Agency / Department: Air Resources Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: $1 – $150,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: April 15, 2026, 4:33 pm
Grantor: Air Resources Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 164679
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: This is a grant solicitation for an administrator to implement funding allocated to the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) in Fiscal Year 2025-26. CORE is a point-of-sale incentive to reduce the purchase price of zero-emission off-road heavy-duty equipment. The CORE administrator selected through this solicitation will be responsible for conducting the day-to-day business of running CORE among other duties.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency
Eligible Geographies

View Full Grant Details: Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) Administrator>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/14/26 23:59
Grant Title: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Cycle 8 2026
Open Date: Feb 20, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA State Transportation Agency
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: February 19, 2026, 2:52 pm
Grantor: CA State Transportation Agency
Grant Program ID: CA State Transportation Agency
Portal ID: 157899
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) was created by Senate Bill 862 and modified by Senate Bill 9 to provide grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to fund transformative capital improvements that will modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems, and bus and ferry transit systems, to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases vehicle miles traveled, and congestion.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: State of California where projects may occur on state or federal lands. Geographic equity is considered within each cycle of funding, as well as with consideration given to the degree to which the geography in question has been underrepresented in past cycles.

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Deadline: Active 5/15/26 17:00
Grant Title: State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Block Grants
Open Date: Apr 6, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $34,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $2,000,000 – $4,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

April 6, 2026, 2:17 pm

Grantor

CA Department of Food and Agriculture

Grant Program ID

California Department of Food and Agriculutre

Portal ID

164025

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Voters approved Proposition 4 (the Climate Bond) on November 5, 2024. The Climate Bond authorizes:

· SWEEP: $40 million to promote on-farm water use efficiency with a focus on multiple-benefit projects that improve resilience to climate change and save water on California agricultural operations.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

Statewide eligibility

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Deadline: Active 5/15/26 17:00
Grant Title: Healthy Soils Program Block Grant
Open Date: Apr 6, 2026
State Agency / Department: CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $65,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $2,000,000 – $4,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

April 6, 2026, 1:57 pm

Grantor

CA Department of Food and Agriculture

Grant Program ID

Portal ID

164064

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Voters approved Proposition 4 (the Climate Bond) on November 5, 2024. The Climate Bond authorizes Healthy Soils Program:

Healthy Soils Program: $65 million to promote practices on farms and ranches that improve soil health or accelerate atmospheric carbon removal or soil carbon sequestration.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Other Legal Entity
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

Statewide eligibility

View Full Grant Details: Healthy Soils Program Block Grant>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/18/26 17:00
Grant Title: 2026/27 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Request for Research Proposals to test the California Forest Practice Rules and related regulations
Open Date: Mar 16, 2026
State Agency / Department: Board of Forestry
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $1,111,459
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 23, 2026, 12:33 pm
Grantor: Board of Forestry
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 162741
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee is an advisory body to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, intended to fund robust scientific research aimed at testing the efficacy of the California Forest Practice Rules and other natural resource protection statutes, laws, codes, and associated regulations, which address natural resource issues including, but not limited to, watershed science, wildlife concerns, and wildfire hazard.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Proposed projects should focus on large, landscape-scale forestlands composed of one or more landowners, which may cover multiple jurisdictions. Proposed projects that have a wide geographic scope or a wide applicability of results within the State are preferred.

View Full Grant Details: 2026/27 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Request for Research Proposals to test the California Forest Practice Rules and related regulations>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/20/26 00:00
Grant Title: CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development
Open Date: Feb 25, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Match Funding?: 100%
Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: February 25, 2026, 11:09 am
Grantor: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 159480
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the wood products infrastructure of California to promote healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business development and workforce development projects.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Other Legal Entity

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Statewide

View Full Grant Details: CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/22/26 23:59
Grant Title: FY25-26 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program – CFO
Open Date: Mar 27, 2026
State Agency / Department: Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $953,958
Estimated Low/High: $1 – $238,490
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 27, 2026, 10:47 am
Grantor: Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 164022
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The purpose of the NGWS Grant Program is to enhance public safety in California by implementing alert and warning solutions that deliver timely emergency information to the public and help protect critical infrastructure. This effort supports a reliable, resilient, and consistent capability for local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal public safety officials to effectively communicate public warnings and emergency information.
Eligible Applicants: Other Legal Entity

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: California Statewide

View Full Grant Details: FY25-26 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program – CFO>/span>

Deadline: Active 5/29/26 17:00
Grant Title: California Services to Science Academy (CSSA) Cohort 2.0: Technical Support and Assistance for Promising and Innovative Prevention Programs
Open Date: Apr 17, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Health Care Services
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $820,000
Estimated Low/High: $102,500
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: April 17, 2026, 9:43 am
Grantor: Department of Health Care Services
Grant Program ID: 25-50202
Portal ID: 164004
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The CSSA Cohort 2.0 grant supports youth-serving non-profit community or tribal organizations, or counties implementing Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)-funded prevention programs in California to strengthen and evaluate innovative substance use prevention programs. Funding and technical assistance will help build evidence of effectiveness and expand youth and young adult prevention efforts statewide.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Statewide. Must be located in California and service California.

View Full Grant Details: California Services to Science Academy (CSSA) Cohort 2.0: Technical Support and Assistance for Promising and Innovative Prevention Programs>/span>

Deadline: Active 6/8/26 00:00
Grant Title: CAL FIRE Forest Health
Open Date: Mar 2, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 2, 2026, 3:40 pm
Grantor: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 162393
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program funds active restoration and reforestation activities aimed at providing for more resilient and sustained forests to ensure future existence of forests in California while also mitigating climate change, protecting communities from fire risk, strengthening rural economies and improving California’s water & air.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: California

View Full Grant Details: CAL FIRE Forest Health>/span>

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Impact Projects

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Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) Administrator

Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) Administrator

Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Cycle 8 2026

State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Block Grants

Healthy Soils Program Block Grant

2026/27 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Request for Research Proposals to test the California Forest Practice Rules and related regulations

CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development

FY25-26 Next Generation Warning System Grant Program – CFO

California Services to Science Academy (CSSA) Cohort 2.0: Technical Support and Assistance for Promising and Innovative Prevention Programs

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