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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: 2025-2026 Sustainable California Libraries
Open Date: Jan 9, 2025
State Agency / Department: CA State Library
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $500,000
Estimated Low/High: $10,000 – $75,000
Funds Disbursement: Advance(s)

Current as of:: July 8, 2025, 12:23 pm
Grantor: CA State Library
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 86474
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The California State Library’s LSTA grant opportunities: Support improvement, innovation, and experimentation in library services; Build capacity among the California library community in grant-writing and grant management; and Help California’s local libraries develop services that effectively respond to community needs and align with community aspirations.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: This opportunity is open to Public Libraries within the State of California.

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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.

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Deadline: Forecasted
Grant Title: Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant
Open Date: April 28, 2026
State Agency / Department: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $20,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $0
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: April 7, 2026, 11:13 am
Grantor: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Grant Program ID: RIG7
Portal ID: 164127
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: To support start-up costs for recycling programs, which shall be limited to recycling centers, mobile recycling, reverse-vending machines, or bag drop programs. These funds are also available to existing recycling centers for the purpose of establishing mobile recycling to expand outreach. No more than 50% of these funds shall be used for any one type of program from the following list: mobile recycling, reverse vending machine, or bag drop.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Private entities must be authorized to conduct business in the State of California, by either being registered and in good standing with the California Secretary of State as a business located in California, registered as a foreign (out-of-state or out-of-country) business, or in the process of obtaining a business license issued by a California city, county, or city and county.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program
Open Date: Oct 9, 2025
State Agency / Department: Baldwin Hills Conservancy
Match Funding?: 25%
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: October 9, 2025, 1:42 pm
Grantor: Baldwin Hills Conservancy
Grant Program ID: BHUWC - CGP 2025
Portal ID: 149622
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program streamlines administration of State funds, aligning with the Cutting Green Tape initiative. Centered on Embedding Equity, it funds high-impact projects that advance conservation, climate resilience, and Access for All through Planning, Implementation, Acquisition, and Stewardship & Community Access Grants that deliver equitable, measurable benefits statewide.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: The jurisdictional territory extends approximately 70.2 square miles. See MAP: https://egislacounty.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/8509b6828fa946a680f0852cdf891d14_0/explore?location=33.957590%2C-118.362643%2C11.57.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program
Open Date: Dec 22, 2021
State Agency / Department: Department of Toxic Substances Control
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $172,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 12, 2025, 9:44 am
Grantor: Department of Toxic Substances Control
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 6325
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program purpose is to help facilitate assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites by granting funds to nonprofits, tribal entitles, and local governments.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Site must be in California.

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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

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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, 3:32 pm
Grantor: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 154710
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

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: California Forest Improvement Program
Open Date: Jul 12, 2022
State Agency / Department: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Match Funding?: 20%
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

February 5, 2026, 10:45 am

Grantor

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Grant Program ID

Portal ID

11714

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

The purpose of the California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) is to encourage private and public investment in, and improved management of, California forest lands and resources, to ensure adequate high quality timber supplies, related employment and other economic benefits, and the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of a productive and stable forest resource system for the benefit of present and future generations.

Eligible Applicants

Business
Individual
Nonprofit
Other Legal Entity
Public Agency

Eligible Geographies

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) Exempt Facility Bond Financing Program
Open Date: Jul 9, 2020
State Agency / Department: State Treasurer's Office
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $550,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $1,500,000 – $550,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: January 5, 2026, 4:02 pm
Grantor: State Treasurer's Office
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1848
Opportunity Type: Loan
Purpose: The Pollution Control Tax-Exempt Bond Financing Program facilitates low cost capital through private activity, tax-exempt bonds. The securities pay for acquisition, construction or installation of qualified pollution control, water furnishing, waste disposal, waste recovery facilities and equipment. Tax-exempt bond financing assists qualified borrowers to obtain lower interest rates than are available through conventional loans.
Eligible Applicants: Business
Eligible Geographies: The facility and/or equipment being financed must be located in California.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Cannabis Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO)
Open Date: Jul 1, 2024
State Agency / Department: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: August 10, 2025, 5:36 pm
Grantor: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 130791
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: CDFW seeks high quality grant proposals that facilitate environmental sustainability of legal cannabis cultivation and addresses environmental impacts related to cannabis cultivation. Grants are provided through the Environmental Restoration and Protection Account pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019(f)(2)(A).
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Funds under this Solicitation are available for projects statewide. Projects may occur on state or federal lands. Proposals that directly benefit Species of Greatest Conservation Need or Sensitive Natural Communities will receive higher scores under the “Solicitation Priorities” scoring criteria.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program
Open Date: Jun 8, 2020
State Agency / Department: State Water Resources Control Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: April 6, 2026, 3:23 pm
Grantor: State Water Resources Control Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1104
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Under federal and state law the primary purpose of the CWSRF Program is to provide financing for eligible projects to restore and maintain water quality in the state. The SWRCB also seeks to reduce the effects of climate change and to promote sustainable water resources for future generations. These objectives must be cost-effective and complement both the federal and state criteria and the policy goals of the State Water Board.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program
Open Date: Jul 14, 2020
State Agency / Department: Department of Toxic Substances Control
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $3,000,000
Estimated Low/High: $2,500,000
Funds Disbursement: Advance(s)

Current as of:: November 10, 2025, 9:55 am
Grantor: Department of Toxic Substances Control
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1614
Opportunity Type: Loan
Purpose: Department of Toxic Substances Control's (DTSC) CLEAN Program helps developers, businesses, schools, and local governments accelerate the pace of assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment at abandoned and underutilized urban brownfield sites in California.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Urban properties only. Per Health and Safety Code §§ 78168, 80200-80280, 80350 and 80355, eligible properties include brownfields or underutilized properties in California.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity
Open Date: Jan 9, 2023
State Agency / Department: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: August 11, 2025, 10:44 am
Grantor: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 15767
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: CDFW seeks high quality grant proposals that support the enhancement of watersheds and communities in areas impacted by cannabis cultivation. Grants are provided through the Environmental Restoration and Protection Account pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019(f)(2)(A). This funding opportunity focuses on planning, implementation, planning + implementation, and cleanup and remediation projects within California.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Funds under this Solicitation are available for projects statewide. Projects that directly benefit California’s Threatened and Endangered Species, as defined by the California Endangered Species Act, receive higher scores per the scoring criteria.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
Open Date: Nov 18, 2024
State Agency / Department: Wildlife Conservation Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $25,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 18, 2025, 1:11 pm
Grantor: Wildlife Conservation Board
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 83018
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program was created by AB109, which amended the Budget Act of 2017 to provide local assistance through the Wildlife Conservation Board for conservation projects focusing on resilience to projected climate impacts.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Statewide

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Proposition 4 Nature Based Solutions and Climate Adaptation Grant Program
Open Date: Mar 13, 2026
State Agency / Department: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: 20%
Estimated Total Funding: $11,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 13, 2026, 2:07 pm
Grantor: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 162927
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The program makes grants to address climate resilience and nature-based solutions in conservation lands and improve sustainability in the Coachella Valley.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Within the Conservancy's territorial jurisdiction.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Coachella Valley Open Space Acquisition Program
Open Date: Jul 15, 2020
State Agency / Department: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $5,500,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 5, 2025, 9:54 am
Grantor: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1920
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Acquire open space to protect wildlife or cultural resources and enhance recreational and educational use of that land.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Within or adjacent to land within the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan territory.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program
Open Date: Jul 15, 2020
State Agency / Department: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $5,700,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 23, 2025, 10:58 am
Grantor: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1938
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The program makes grants to expand recreational and educational use of conservation lands and improve sustainability in the Coachella Valley.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Within the Conservancy's territorial jurisdiction.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Coastal Conservancy Grants
Open Date: Jul 9, 2020
State Agency / Department: Coastal Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 29, 2025, 11:33 am
Grantor: Coastal Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1683
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Each year, the Coastal Conservancy issues millions of dollars in grants for projects that restore and protect the California coast, expand public access to it, and enhance its resilience to climate change. We fund a wide variety of projects along the California coast, San Francisco Bay, and in coastal watersheds.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Our jurisdiction runs the length of the California coast and includes the San Francisco Bay Area, the Santa Ana River corridor, and coastal watersheds.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Cost Share for Federal Funding Opportunities Clean Hydrogen Program
Open Date: May 23, 2023
State Agency / Department: CA Energy Commission
Match Funding?: 50%
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: June 17, 2025, 1:03 pm
Grantor: CA Energy Commission
Grant Program ID: GFO-22-903
Portal ID: 29966
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The purpose of this solicitation is to provide cost share funding for eligible projects (see Section II.C. of GFO-22-903) to applicants that apply for and receive an award under an eligible federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: The CEC is committed to ensuring all Californians have an opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs and services. While it is not required to complete the project within a disadvantaged community, demonstration projects located and benefiting disadvantaged and/or low-income communities and/or Tribe(s) will be eligible for preference points under the scoring criteria for this GFO.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: County-wide and Regional Funding Program
Open Date: Aug 1, 2022
State Agency / Department: State Water Resources Control Board
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

April 7, 2026, 8:30 am

Grantor

State Water Resources Control Board

Grant Program ID

Portal ID

11498

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has identified a need for regional programs that address drought related and contamination issues for state small water systems (state smalls) and domestic wells serving disadvantaged communities (DACs) and low-income households.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

Statewide

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2025-2026 Sustainable California Libraries

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

Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant

BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program

Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program

CAL FIRE Forest Health

CAL FIRE Forest Health

California Forest Improvement Program

California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) Exempt Facility Bond Financing Program

Cannabis Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO)

Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program

Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program

Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity

Climate Adaptation and Resiliency

Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Proposition 4 Nature Based Solutions and Climate Adaptation Grant Program

Coachella Valley Open Space Acquisition Program

Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program

Coastal Conservancy Grants

Cost Share for Federal Funding Opportunities Clean Hydrogen Program

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