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Deadline: Active 10/13/23 17:00
Grant Title: Environmental Justice Action Grants
Open Date: Sep 8, 2023
State Agency / Department: CA Environmental Protection Agency
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $25,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $300,000 – $500,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 14, 2023, 10:49 am
Grantor: CA Environmental Protection Agency
Grant Program ID: G23-EJ-XXX
Portal ID: 46001
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: CalEPA Environmental Justice Action Grant will increase our investments in projects that lift the burden of pollution from those most vulnerable to its effects. We know that too many communities across our state continue to face disproportionate impacts from climate change, including low-income and immigrant communities, communities of color, and California Native American Tribes.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Applicants must be organized or legally authorized to conduct business in CA. Projects may occur on state, tribal, or federal lands. CalEPA is exercising its discretion to fund projects that meaningfully involve/engage disadvantaged communities. To achieve equitable distribution of funds, additional factors may be considered including geographic distribution, rural/unincorporated status, levels of pollution burden, and fewest local resources.

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Deadline: Active 10/15/23 17:00
Grant Title: California Native Wildlife Rehabilitation Grants
Open Date: Aug 17, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $575,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 14, 2023, 10:49 am
Grantor: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 44762
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has established a competitive grant program to support and advance the recovery and rehabilitation of injured, sick, or orphaned wildlife, and conservation education. Funding for this grant program is provided from the Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund established pursuant to Section 18749.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Projects may occur anywhere in the State of Caifornia.

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Deadline: Active 11/3/23 16:00
Grant Title: 2024 Boating Access Grant Program
Open Date: Sep 18, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Match Funding?: 25%
Estimated Total Funding: $8,600,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 18, 2023, 1:32 pm
Grantor: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 46361
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: CDFW's Boating Access Grant Program provides funding for projects that increase access to recreational boating opportunities across California's waterways. The Boating Access program provides funding for a broad range of access facilities and associated amenities that benefit recreational boaters.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies

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Deadline: Active 11/29/23 12:00
Grant Title: Lunch at the Library Summer 2024
Open Date: Sep 13, 2023
State Agency / Department: CA State Library
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $5,486,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

September 11, 2023, 3:47 pm

Grantor

CA State Library

Grant Program ID

Portal ID

46013

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Funds and support are available for all California public libraries that help to provide USDA summer meals for children. The Lunch at the Library program helps California public libraries:

Establish library locations as USDA summer meal sites or take pop-up libraries to other USDA community meal sites and provide learning and enrichment opportunities and wraparound community services in conjunction with meals served

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency

Eligible Geographies

All public libraries in California are eligible to apply.

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Deadline: Active 12/6/23 05:00
Grant Title: Regional Climate Collaboratives Program Round 2
Open Date: Jul 6, 2023
State Agency / Department: Strategic Growth Council
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $8,500,000
Estimated Low/High: $500,000 – $1,750,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: July 6, 2023, 10:58 am
Grantor: Strategic Growth Council
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 29672
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Program is designed to help communities establish partnerships, funding pathways, plan and policy readiness, and a local network of TA providers to pursue funding and implement climate projects. RCC funds collaboratives of cross-sectoral and community-rooted partners, seeking to advance both place-based and region-wide climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resiliency efforts.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Projects may occur on state or federal lands, as long as the project area meets the eligibility requirements. The program has a regional and place-based component. Project Area requirements start on page 15 of the Round 2 Guidelines.

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Deadline: Active 12/14/23 17:00
Grant Title: Outdoor Equity Grants Program (OEP)
Open Date: Aug 28, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $50,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $20,000 – $700,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: August 28, 2023, 5:06 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 45512
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: OEP will increase the ability of residents in low income communities to participate in outdoor experiences at state parks and other public lands by funding program operation and transportation costs. OEP encourages applicants to establish a home base in an underserved community as the hub for local activities and trips to natural areas. OEP empowers youth and families through outdoor leadership education, career pathways, and access to nature.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: The program criteria encourages applicants to establish a home base in an underserved community as the hub for local activities and trips to natural areas. "Natural Area Trips" from the community home base may be statewide within California.

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Deadline: Active 12/31/23 17:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Law Enforcement Financial Aid Program FY23
Open Date: Jan 1, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $11,500,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: December 30, 2022, 9:56 am
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID: 24SUB000-00 Through 24SUB000-39
Portal ID: 16526
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Assist local government agencies with funding for marine law enforcement.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: California

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Deadline: Active 1/18/24 23:59
Grant Title: 2024 Department of Pesticide Regulation Alliance Grants Program
Open Date: Aug 4, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Pesticide Regulation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $1,100,000
Estimated Low/High: $50,000 – $800,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: August 4, 2023, 1:56 pm
Grantor: Department of Pesticide Regulation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 44003
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: To promote safer, more sustainable pest management practices in California, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) annually funds Alliance projects that promote or increase the implementation, expansion, or adoption of effective, proven, and affordable integrated pest management (IPM) systems or practices that reduce risks to human health and the environment in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Other Legal Entity

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Work may be conducted outside of California, but justification must be provided and projects must primarily benefit the people of California.

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Deadline: Active 2/1/24 23:59
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Boat Launching Facility Grant Program FY24
Open Date: Feb 2, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $4,100,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: February 27, 2023, 2:19 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 17435
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to local agencies to develop or improve public boat launching facilities, primarily for motorized vessels.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

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Deadline: Active 2/1/24 23:59
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Statewide Ramp Repair and Modification Grant Program FY24
Open Date: Feb 2, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $750,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: May 3, 2023, 11:06 am
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 17441
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to local agencies to repair or renovate public boating access facilities.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

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Deadline: Active 2/1/24 23:59
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Statewide Sign Grant Program FY24
Open Date: Feb 2, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $150,000
Estimated Low/High: $1,000 – $10,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: February 27, 2023, 2:21 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 17438
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to replace or install signs at DBW funded boat launching facilities.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: DBW funded facility in California

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Deadline: Active 2/1/24 23:59
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Statewide Non-Motorized Boat Launching Facility Grant Program FY24
Open Date: Feb 2, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $1,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $50,000 – $1,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: February 27, 2023, 2:21 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 17432
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to local agencies to develop or improve public non-motorized boating access.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Pumpout/Dump Station Installation Grant FY23
Open Date: Jul 1, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: 25%
Estimated Total Funding: $247,500
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: July 28, 2023, 11:03 am
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 43244
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: This grant provides resources for keeping boater sewage from California waterways.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: California waterways

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: San Joaquin River Conservancy
Open Date: May 11, 2022
State Agency / Department: Wildlife Conservation Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $6,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 20, 2023, 9:42 am
Grantor: Wildlife Conservation Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 10313
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

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Lower American River Conservancy Program
Open Date: May 10, 2022
State Agency / Department: Wildlife Conservation Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $3,840,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 20, 2023, 8:31 am
Grantor: Wildlife Conservation Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 10292
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Program was created to provide a state partner to work cooperatively with local agencies, particularly the County of Sacramento in its role as the manager of the American River Parkway (Parkway) and nonprofit organizations to help fund projects and provide grants to restore, enhance, interpret, protect, and improve public access to the Parkway’s natural, recreational, educational, and cultural resources.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Lower American River

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Science and Lake Improvement Account Program
Open Date: Jul 10, 2020
State Agency / Department: Tahoe Conservancy
Match Funding?: 10%
Estimated Total Funding: $350,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: May 8, 2023, 3:12 pm
Grantor: Tahoe Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1899
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The principal goal of the Conservancy's Science and Lake Improvement Account program is to support near-shore environmental improvement program activities and projects, particularly projects that manage aquatic invasive species or improve public access to sovereign land in Lake Tahoe.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Lake Tahoe Basin

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Climate, Access, and Resource (CAR) Funding
Open Date: Feb 6, 2023
State Agency / Department: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $11,375,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 1, 2023, 1:07 pm
Grantor: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 15266
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The goals of the CAR Program are to fund a breadth of projects that benefit Delta communities in order to sustain the Delta’s heritage and enhance the unique values of the Delta today through the following activities, in order to promote a robust Delta economy: 1. Climate resilience 2. Community Access (including recreation and tourism, historical and cultural preservation, and environmental education). 3. Natural resource protection
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
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).

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: San Diego River Conservancy Direct Grant Program
Open Date: May 10, 2022
State Agency / Department: San Diego River Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $6,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 28, 2023, 1:51 pm
Grantor: San Diego River Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 8780
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Funding for this grant program was provided through the Budget Act of 2021-22 for local assistance projects.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: San Diego River Watershed and Consortium Watersheds

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Explore the Coast Overnight
Open Date: Jul 6, 2020
State Agency / Department: Coastal Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $5,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: July 30, 2020, 10:19 am
Grantor: Coastal Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1671
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Explore the Coast Overnight Program aims to create more opportunities for all Californians to stay overnight at the coast through the expansion or construction of hotels, motels, hostels, campgrounds, RV campgrounds, cabins, yurts, dorm rooms, and others.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Priority will be given to projects that are on or near the California coast. Projects within 1.5 miles of the coast and/or within the coastal zone are highest priority. Projects farther from the coast can be considered. When projects are located farther than walking distance to the coast, existing and potential transportation options will be evaluated to ensure relatively easy access to the coast to the extent possible.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Public Access
Open Date: May 10, 2022
State Agency / Department: Wildlife Conservation Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $5,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 20, 2023, 10:12 am
Grantor: Wildlife Conservation Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 10298
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

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